French perspectives in African studies
Subtitle: a collection of translated essays
By: edited with an introduction by Pierre Alexandre; foreword by Daryll Forde; [translated from the French].
Contributors: International African Institute.
Publisher: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute
Published: 1973
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Ethnology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Griaule, M. The mother's brother in the western Sudan.; title: Calame-Griaule, G. Stylistic study of a Dogon text.; title: Dieterlen, G. A contribution to the study of blacksmiths in West Africa.; title: Lebeuf, J.-P. and Lebeuf, A. Symbolic monuments of the Logone-Birni Royal Palace.; title: Paulme, D. Blood pacts, age classes and castes in black Africa.; title: Zahan, D. Towards a history of the Yatenga Mossi.; title: Balandier, G. Traditional social structure and economic change.; title: Mercier, P. The study of marriage and urban research.; title: Sautter, G. Regional studies.; title: Alexandre, P. Problems of modern political terminology in African languages.; title: Meillassoux, C. On the mode of production of the hunting band.; title: Person, Y. Oral tradition and chronology.; title: Zempleni-Rabain, J. Food and the strategy involved in learning fraternal exchange among Wolof children.