Political life among the Wolof (the largest and most powerful of
Senegal's 'tribal' groups) is the principal theme of this
collection of essays. The focus of study is on African political
leadership, in towns and villages. Within the constraints of alien
control or influence, it is argued, cultural and organisational
barriers have consistently allowed a wide range of initiative to
African leaders and communities in a creative and flexible
adjustment to new and unfamiliar demands. Exploration of this
African initiative in various contexts suggests a complex,
fascinating pattern of cultural and structural interaction. The
multidisciplinary approach to politics in these essays will
interest historians and social anthropologists as well as political
scientists. These studies are indeed relevant to any student of the
problems of 'underdeveloped' societies involved in the modern
state. Parts of the essays have been published elsewhere, but all
have been extensively revised, updated and integrated to a coherent
pattern of analysis.
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