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Indigenous African institutions
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George Ayittey's Indigenous African Institutions presents a detailed and convincing picture of pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa - its cultures, traditions, and indigenous institutions, includi...
George Ayittey's Indigenous African Institutions presents a detailed and convincing picture of pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa - its cultures, traditions, and indigenous institutions, including participatory democracy.
Details
- Creator
- George B.N. Ayittey
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 2nd ed
- Ardsley, N.Y. : Transnational Publishers, 2006
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (600 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781571053374, 1283060159, 9786613060150, 904744003X, 9789047440031, 1571053379
- OCLC
- ocn711003864, ocm65205097
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Preliminary Materials / G.B.N. Ayittey -- Introduction A Century Lost / Chapter 1. The Indigenous Social Systems / Chapter 2. The Indigenous Legal Institutions / Chapter 3. Indigenous Political Institutions / Chapter 4. The African Chief / Chapter 5. African Kingdoms / Chapter 6. Government In Native African Empires / Chapter 7. The Native System Of Government: A Summary And An Assessment / Chapter 8. The Indigenous Economic System: Capital And Production / Chapter 9. The Indigenous Economic System: Distribution / Chapter 10. The Indigenous Institutions Under Colonialism / Chapter 11. The Postcolonial Destruction And Betrayal Of Africa / Chapter 12. Epilogue / Maps / Bibliography / Index / G.B.N. Ayittey