TRADITION AND TRANSITION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA by Andrew Spiegel (Editor), P. A. McAllister (Editor) ( 9781868142019 )

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Title:

TRADITION AND TRANSITION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
FESTSCHRIFT FOR PHILIP AND IONA MAYER

By:

Andrew Spiegel (Editor), P. A. McAllister (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1868142019

ISBN 13:

9781868142019

Publisher:

WITS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

27 August, 1992

Series:

Cambridge/WUP African studies Issue 50

Pages:

272

Description:

Philip and Iona Mayer are among the leading anthropologists to have worked in South Africa. To honour their work, this fiftieth issue of African Studies comprises twelve articles all dealing with the Mayers' central theme: the role of tradition for people coping with social change.

Synopsis:

Philip Mayer, author of "Townsmen and Tribesmen", is one of the most outstanding anthropologists to have worked in South Africa. To honour his work and that of his wife Iona (his most valued academic collaborator), this fiftieth issue of African Studies comprises twelve articles from some of South Africa's leading academics. Among them is the last article to have been written by Dr David Webster before his assassination. All the articles provide some insight into the ways in which people respond to changes in their social environment. In particular, they examine the importance of tradition for those coping with the trauma of social transition. This theme has been central to the work of the Mayers and its topicality, not only in South Africa, means that it is the focus of much contemporary anthropological attention.

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Publication:

South Africa

Imprint:

Wits University Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

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