Africans, The

Description

• examines in depth not only the techniques of production, but also exchange, and develops extensively the topic of African monies within a context of monetary theory which has important social implications.

• offers innovative and challenging interpretations of marriage, descent, and kinship terminological systems in economic terms.

• gives in-depth treatment to religion and philosophy.

• includes an overview of the response of Africa to development.

• provides a comprehensive comparative view of African groups.

• includes photographs, maps, figures, and tables.

• provides an extensive bibliography.

1. Perspectives on Africa.

2. A Brief History of SubSaharan Africa.

3. Material Economics.

4. Marriage and Descent.

5. Kinship.

6. Power and Authority.

7. Religion and Philosophy: Great Traditions and Modeling.

8. Religion and Philosophy: Binary Classification and Ritual.

9. Contemporary Africa.

Bibliography.

This book treats all of African social interaction as economic in this larger sense (including the various types of marriage, descent, kinship, and political organizations that characterize the continent), and develops a theory of the separation of culture and society that helps bring order to interpretation in ways never done before.