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Abner Cohen
Custom and Politics in Urban Africa [EPUB ebook]
A Study of Hausa Migrants in Yoruba Towns

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Couverture du Abner Cohen: Custom and Politics in Urban Africa (ePUB)

A discussion of the process by which some ethnic groups manipulate values, myths, symbols and ceremonials from their traditional culture in order to develop an informal political organisation. This organisation is then used as a weapon in the struggle for power and privilege within contemporary society.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 272 ● ISBN 9781136528002 ● Maison d’édition Taylor and Francis ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2834396 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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