THE SWAZI. An Ethnographic Account of the Natives of the Swaziland Protectorate

Brian Allan Marwick. 1940. Hard cover, 320 pages. Good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. The cover shows minor signs of use. Name of former owner in front. Under 1kg.

Brian Allan Marwick (1908 92) was a colonial administrator and anthropologist who worked extensively with the Swazi people. In this book, which was originally published in 1940, Marwick presents a detailed analysis of various aspects of Swazi culture, drawing upon his extensive experience as a government official, together with fieldwork carried out during July and August 1934. The text examines social organization, economic life, religion and magic, political organization, the legal system, and the effects of European contact.