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Originally published in 1963 this volume surveys various aspects of
the complex relations between rights in land, social organization
and economic interests in tropical Africa. The papers - in English
and French but with summaries in the other language - analyse case
studies illustrating the various basic factors and problems
connected with land in Tropical Africa. Indigenous systems of
tenure and their adaptation to commercial agriculture, the balance
between rights and obligations of groups and individuals, and the
authority and duties of chiefs and headmen are discussed in detail
for many different areas. Against this background important
contributions are made towards the better understanding of problems
raised by economic and political development, population increase,
migration and scarcity of land.
A dynamic translation of the timeless African epic. The feats of
the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work, sung and narrated
in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe
in the remote forest regions of what is now the Democratic Republic
of the Congo. Beautifully structured and richly poetic, the epic is
in prose form, interspersed with song and proverbs in verse. As an
example of the classic tradition of oral folk literature, the tale
provides profound insights into the social structure, values, and
cosmology of this African people.
Originally published in 1963 this volume surveys various aspects of
the complex relations between rights in land, social organization
and economic interests in tropical Africa. The papers - in English
and French but with summaries in the other language - analyse case
studies illustrating the various basic factors and problems
connected with land in Tropical Africa. Indigenous systems of
tenure and their adaptation to commercial agriculture, the balance
between rights and obligations of groups and individuals, and the
authority and duties of chiefs and headmen are discussed in detail
for many different areas. Against this background important
contributions are made towards the better understanding of problems
raised by economic and political development, population increase,
migration and scarcity of land.
The feats of the hero Mwindo are here glorified in the bilingual
text of an epic which was sung and narrated in a Bantu language and
acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest
regions of eastern Zaire. Admirably structured, coherent, and
richly poetic, the epic is in prose form, interspersed with song
and proverbs in verse. An example of the classic tradition of oral
folk literature, the tale has important implications for the
comparative study of African culture, as the text provides profound
insights into the social structure, value system, linguistics, and
cosmology of this African people.
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