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Routledge
256 Pages
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Routledge
256 Pages
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Routledge
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Originally published in 1947 and reprinted with a new preface in 1961, this book is based on field studies and gives an account of the social organization of the Swazi, wiith special reference to the aristocratic structure of their society and the way in which birth and rank determine social relationships and activities. The book provides a historical picture of the Swazi and the part played by... Read more
Part 1: Introduction and Historical Background 1. Introduction
2. Conquering Aristocracies: 1. The Dlamini
3. Conquering Aristocracies: 2 The Europeans
Part 2: The Basis of Conservatism
4. The Tempo of Peasant Life
5. The Conservative Political Hierarchy
6. Ritualization of the King
7. Choice of the Heir.
8. Blood, Kinship and Locality
9. The Age-Class System
10. Wealth in the Peasant Society
11. Individual Variability and Ritual
12. Death as an Index of Rank
13. The Drama of Kingship
14. Conclusion
Biography
Hilda Beemer Kuper (nee Beemer; 23 August 1911 - 1992) was a social anthropologist most notable for her extensive work on Swazi culture. She was Professor of Anthropology at UCLA.
