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West African Urbanization: A Study of Voluntary Associations in Social Change
Kenneth Little
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Description for West African Urbanization: A Study of Voluntary Associations in Social Change
Hardcover. This 1971 book considers the part played by voluntary associations in the growth of towns in West Africa. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Weight in Grams: 312. 179pp. Some library stamps
Originally published in 1971, this book considers the part played by voluntary associations in the growth of towns in West Africa, a factor of central importance to the student of African sociology. No previous book had been devoted to this subject and it was therefore a pioneering work. The book is founded on the Frazer Lecture which Professor Little gave at the University of Cambridge in 1963. Professor Little divides voluntary associations into tribal unions and syncretist cults, groups concerned with mutual benefit and with recreation, and associations based upon the common interest in the Christian Religion or in Western ... Read more
Originally published in 1971, this book considers the part played by voluntary associations in the growth of towns in West Africa, a factor of central importance to the student of African sociology. No previous book had been devoted to this subject and it was therefore a pioneering work. The book is founded on the Frazer Lecture which Professor Little gave at the University of Cambridge in 1963. Professor Little divides voluntary associations into tribal unions and syncretist cults, groups concerned with mutual benefit and with recreation, and associations based upon the common interest in the Christian Religion or in Western ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
188
Condition
Used, Very Good
1st Edition
Yes
Dustjacket
Yes
Dustjacket Condition
Minor shelf wear, sunned
Ex Libris
Yes
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521055659
SKU
KHS1018063
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