The Swazi : a South African Kingdom

Author(s)

• Kuper, Hilda

Bibliographic Information

The Swazi : a South African Kingdom

by Hilda Kuper

（Case studies in cultural anthropology）

Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2002

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A case study based upon information collected during half a century of field research in Swaziland, presenting rare insight into the dynamics of the country's independence, problems facing traditional leaders, and conflicts of interest and personalities.

Table of Contents

Part I: From Kingdom to Colony. From Clan to Colony. Kinship and Locality. Political Structure. Work and Health. Age and Education. The Supernatural. Continuity in Change. Part II: From Colony to Kingdom. From Colony to Kingdom : 1960. 1968. Independence: Dream or Reality? 1968. 1973. The Limits of Cultural Nationalism: 1973. 1981. The Monarch and the Monarchy: 1981. 1983. Appendix. Glossary and Abbreviations. References Cited and Recommended Reading.

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Details

• NCID: BA70528995
• ISBN:
  • 0030702399
• LCCN: 84025130
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Belmont, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 187 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DT971.42
  • DC19 : 306/.09681/3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Swazi (African people)
  • LCSH : Swaziland -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00619848