XHOSA IN TOWN 3 Volume series, The Back Man`s Portion, Townsmen or Tribesmen, The Second Generation

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Publisher - Oxford University Press.
A set of three hardcover books in Fair to Good condition with similar dustjackets.

A three-volume series edited by Philip Mayer. The first comprehensive study of town-dwelling Africans made in South Africa. An important work of social anthropology concerned with the Xhosa of East London in the Border Region of the Cape Province. These books by experts in their fields are essential reading for an understanding of the most important question in South African life: the integration of the Bantu into the general economy or the balkanisation of South Africa.

VOLUME 1 - THE BLACK MAN'S PORTION: READER, D H. 1961, First edition. History, demography and living conditions in the native locations of East London, Cape Province. The dustjacket and book are in fair condition. The top board edges and top 1cm of the spine band have been nibbled. Some paperloss from the dustjacket. Stamps to the end-papers. Paperblock edges are dusty and the fore-edge is stained. Pages xv + 180 including the index.
VOLUME 2 - TOWNSMEN or TRIBESMEN:  MAYER, Philip. 1965, Fourth impression. Conservatism and the process of urbanization in a South African City. The dustjacket is in fair condition only the hinge of the rear flyleaf is heavily nibbled and is very fragile. The book is in good condition. Owner's name to the front end-paper. Paperblock edges are tanned/dusty. Pages xvi + 306 with some illustrations and a fold-out map following the index.
VOLUME 3 - THE SECOND GENERATION:  PAUW B A. 1964, Second impression. A study of the family among urbanized Batu in East London. The dustjacket and book are in fair condition. The top board edges and top 1cm of the spine-band have been nibbled. Owner's name to the front end-paper. Paperblock edges are tanned/dusty. Pages xviii + 219 including the index. A few illustrations.
All dustjackets have a loose protective plastic overwrap.

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