Councils in Action - Brossura

Richards, Audrey

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521113415 ISBN 13: 9780521113410

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

A collection of seven papers by social anthropologists on the processes of decision-making in councils.

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Descrizione del libro

A collection of seven papers by social anthropologists on the processes of decision-making in councils. The editors discuss the papers in a comparative framework, considering also other accounts of conciliar structure and decision-making. They review the ways in which decisions are reached and implemented in societies with very different structures and activities and discuss the impact of written records, colonial overrule and political independence.

Contenuti

Contributors to this issue; Introductions; 1. The nature of the problem Audrey Richards; 2. Council structure and decision-making Adam Kuper; 3. Decision-making in Councils among the Merina of Madagascar Maurice Bloch; 4. Councils among the Central Ibo G. I. Jones; 5. The Kgalagari Lekgota Adam Kuper; 6. The conciliar system of the Bemba in Northern Zambia Audrey Richards; 7. The development of town communities in Ahafo, Western Ghana A. F. Robertson; 8. Party politics and the processes of local democracy in an English town council Paul Spencer; 9. Reaching agreement over Bridewealth in Labwor, Northern Uganda: a case study R. G. Abrahams; Bibliography.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521113415
• ISBN 13: 9780521113410
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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