Title The Samburu : a study of gerontocracy / Paul Spencer ; [with a new preface by Paul Spencer]

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Routledge classic ethnographies Routledge classic ethnographies. Contents Chapter 1 THE PASTORAL ECONOMY -- chapter 2 CLANSHIP AND EXOGAMY -- chapter 3 THE FAMILY AND THE HERD -- chapter 4 THE STRUCTURE OF SAMBURU SOCIETY -- chapter 5 THE MORAN -- chapter 6 THE MORAN AND THE TOTAL SOCIETY -- chapter 7 ELDERHOOD AND THE CURSE -- chapter 8 THE STATUS OF WOMEN -- chapter 9 SOCIAL ATTITUDES AND CEREMONY -- chapter 10 THE SAMBURU AND SOME NEIGHBOURING TRIBES: A COMPARISON -- chapter 11 CONCLUSION: THE GERONTOCRATIC SOCIETY Notes "First published 1965 by Routledge and Kegan Paul"--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-327) and index Notes Print version record Subject Samburu (African people) -- Social conditions Samburu (African people) -- Kinship Samburu (African people) -- Marriage customs and rites Older people -- Kenya -- Samburu District -- Social conditions Gerontocracy -- Kenya -- Samburu District SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. Gerontocracy Manners and customs Older people -- Social conditions Samburu (African people) -- Social conditions SUBJECT Samburu District (Kenya) -- Social life and customs Subject Kenya -- Samburu District Form Electronic book ISBN 0203584813 9780203584811 9786610075652 6610075654 9780415317252 0415317258

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