East African societies
By: Aylward Shorter.
Series: Library of man
Publisher: Routledge & K. Paul
Published: 1974
Place of publication: London; Boston
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Ethnology -- Africa, East; Africa, East -- Social conditions
Notes: Bibliography: p. 146-149.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The anatomy of change in East Africa -- Ecology and demography -- Peopling theories and short history -- Conservative pastoral societies -- Chieftain societies -- Urbanization -- The rural revolution -- Marriage and family life -- Socialization and education -- Religious trends -- Spirit possession and communities of affliction -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- Case : The urban host tribe  - the Ganda of Kampala -- Case : The developing agricultural community - the Kamba of Kenya -- Case : A rural re-settlement area in southern Tanzania -- Maps -- Notes -- Further reading.