TY - BOOK ID - 78141916 TI - Tradition and transition in East Africa : studies of the tribal element in the modern era PY - 2004 SN - 1136529330 1315017253 9781136529337 9781315017259 9781136529405 1136529403 9781136529474 1136529470 0415329868 9780415329866 9781138861817 PB - London ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Ethnology KW - Tribes KW - Tribes and tribal system KW - Families KW - Clans UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78141916 AB - First published in 1969.<BR> Divided into two parts, the first sections in the book examine the significance of the tribal factor in certain general contexts and discuss some of the particular backgrounds to contemporary transition in East Africa. There are essays on politics, economic development, language, law and education, together with a comparative look at European nationalism. In the second part, the grass-roots basis and development of the concept of the tribe are considered and its operation in social life in rural areas discussed.<BR> The contributions come from a wide range of schol ER -