The Sonjo of Tanganyika
The Sonjo of Tanganyika

Author: Robert F. Gray

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-16

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0429958188

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Originally published in 1963, this was the first monograph concerning an African people in which an irrigation-based society was studied in detail and its implications explored. The Sonjo, a Bantu-speaking people isolated among cattle pastoralists of what was Northern Tanganyika, are remarkable for their complex irrigation system and political organization. The inter-connections between the irrigation system, the religious cult of a culture hero, and the special features of their social organization are at the core of this analysis.

The Sonjo of Tanganyika, an Anthropological Study of an Irrigation-based Society
The Sonjo of Tanganyika, an Anthropological Study of an Irrigation-based Society

Author: Robert F 1912- Gray

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9781013748806

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Sonjo of Tanganyika, an Anthropological Study of an Irrigation-based Society; 0
The Sonjo of Tanganyika, an Anthropological Study of an Irrigation-based Society; 0

Author: Robert F 1912- Gray

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9781013932571

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Sociopolitical Aspects of Canal Irrigation in the Valley of Oaxaca
Sociopolitical Aspects of Canal Irrigation in the Valley of Oaxaca

Author: Susan H. Lees

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1973-01-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1949098451

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In order to study canal irrigation in the Valley of Oaxaca, archaeologist Susan H. Lees visited more than 20 villages in the region. She interviewed residents and photographed local water systems. In this volume, Lees analyzes the relationship between water control and local and state government; compares Oaxacan irrigation with that in other regions; and assesses the role of organized labor in the establishment and maintenance of an irrigation system.

Settlement Schemes in Tropical Africa
Settlement Schemes in Tropical Africa

Author: Robert Chambers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-08-21

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1136236570

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First published in 1998. This is Volume XIII of eighteen in the Sociology of Development series. Originally published in 1969, this book is a study of organizations and development of two rural development projects by the author whilst working in the Administration in Kenya: a grazing control programme and the Mwea Irrigation Settlement.

Telling Our Own Stories
Telling Our Own Stories

Author: Shetler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-11

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 9004492348

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In this collection of ethnic group histories, written by authors from the Mara Region of Tanzania, local people tell their stories as a way to inspire development that builds on the strengths of the past. It combines histories from the small, but closely related, ethnic groups of Ikizu, Sizaki, Ikoma, Ngoreme, Nata, Ishenyi and Tatoga in South Mara, east of Lake Victoria and west of Serengeti National Park. Many of the authors compiled their stories by meeting with groups of elders. They were concerned to preserve history for the next generation who had not taken the time to learn the stories orally. The stories were written in Swahili and translated into English with annotations and an introduction so that readers not familiar with this region might also share in the experience. It also includes transcriptions of oral interviews with some of the same stories to get a sense of the ongoing conversions about the past. This collection makes local history told in a local idiom accessible to students of African history interested in social memory and the creation of ethnicity.