THE BANTU-SPEAKING PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA Edited by W D Hammond-Tooke

L Schapera's ethnological survey of the Bantu-speaking tribes of South Africa before they were affected by the intrusion of western civilization was first published in 1937.  The study was a pioneer of its kind.  This completely revised and rewritten version of Schapera's classic work constitutes an up-to-date, definitive study of the Bantu-speaking people of South Africa.  Contributors place on record all the known facts of the physical characteristics and traditional cultures of these peoples, as well as documenting the important social, cultural and economic changes that have occurred since the coming of the white man.

The main features of the traditional social systems are described in chapters covering the economic systems, kinship and marriage, socialization, political organizations, law and justice, and magico-religious beliefs.  A final section traces the process of political and economic incorporation into modern, industrialized society, and the impact of Christianity and urbanization.

Hard cover, good condition.  575 pages.