Indigenous African InstitutionsGeorge Ayittey's Indigenous African Institutions presents a detailed and convincing picture of pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa - its cultures, traditions, and indigenous institutions, including participatory democracy. |
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THE RAPE OF AFRICA | xiii |
THE INDIGENOUS SOCIAL SYSTEMS | 1 |
Summary | 37 |
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administration African chief African countries African elites African leaders African societies agricultural Akan Alafin ancestors appointed army Asante Asantehene Ashanti authority Bantu Benin black African Botswana Busia capital cattle central chiefdoms clan Coast colonial colonialists council of elders councillors court culture custom Dahomey despotism destooled disputes Dyola economic empire Ethiopia ethnic European example fact Fanti farm force foreign freedom Ghana Gikuyu gold Hausa head headman Igbo important independence indigenous African indigenous system individual institutions Islam Kanuri Kenya kingdom kinship Kumasi labor land lineage mantse military native Nigeria Ogboni ownership peasants percent person political system pre-colonial President produce provinces religious role royal rule Senegal Shona Sierra Leone slaves social Somalia stool Stride and Ifeka Sudan town trade traditional African tribal tribe Uganda village wealth West Africa Western Wolof women Yoruba Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe Zulu