The Lunda-Ndembu

The Lunda-Ndembu
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 029917154X
ISBN-13 : 9780299171544
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Download or read book The Lunda-Ndembu written by James Anthony Pritchett and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pritchett (anthropology, African studies, Boston U.) presents an account of the Lunda- Ndembu people of northwestern Zambia. The text is based upon archaeological data, travel accounts, colonial field reports, and the scholarly studies of others, as well as his own field research conducted intermittently over the course of 14 years. He contends that despite much cultural borrowing in recent decades, the Lunda people have an image of themselves that is essentially unchanged. He also reflects on continuity and change in Africa. c. Book News Inc.

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