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

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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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Formato PDF ● Páginas 272 ● ISBN 9781136527937 ● Editora Taylor and Francis ● Publicado 2013 ● Carregável 6 vezes ● Moeda EUR ● ID 2835392 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM

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