Brief notes on; wife lending to stranger (Central Australia); revenge parties; reincarnation beliefs (Arunta); initiation; magician.

This book examines the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American anthrop- ologists in the study of kinship and social organization and how they are the direct des- cendants of the researches of Lewis Henry Morgan.

One of the first books to be published in the UK on bereavement, this ground-breaking study presents the results of a survey of widows in London.

Originally published in English in 1960. This edition reprints the paperback edition of 1977.

Many of the issues are still pertinent to other African countries in the 21st century e.g clear parallels with Zimbabwe

Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking.

This book examines the organisation of the Mau Mau movement, its propaganda, the nature of its religious aspects and its oaths and the mistakes its leaders made as well as covering chapters on necessary reforms to prevent further outbreaks ...

All the major techniques of inquiry which anthropology students now take for granted were first set out in this book.

One of the first books to be published in the UK on bereavement, this ground-breaking study presents the results of a survey of widows in London.

Meaning in Culture discusses the question of whether 'culture' refers to some superorganic entity that exists in its own right, or is only convenient short-hand for the shared beliefs and behaviour of human individuals.