Title: The dynamics of culture change ; an inquiry into race relations in Africa,
Authors: Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942.; Kaberry, Phyllis Mary, 1910-; Kaberry, Phyllis Mary, 1910-; Yale University.
Publisher: Yale university press; H. Milford, Oxford university press,
Year: 1945
Subjects: Ethnology Africa; Acculturation.; Indigenous peoples Africa; Race Relations; Acculturation; Africa Race relations.; Africa Native races.
Abstract: "Published on the Louis Stern memorial fund."Includes index. Bibliography: p. [163]-165.
Contents: New tasks of modern anthropology -- Theories of culture change -- Value of history and its limitations -- Functional theory of culture -- Function and adaptability of African institutions -- Principle of the common factor in culture change -- Scientific principles and instruments in the study of culture change -- African warfare -- Reflections on witchcraft -- Problems of native diet in their economic setting -- African land problems -- Indirect rule and its scientific planning -- Promise of culture change and its fulfillment.