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Tradition and Contract: The Problem of Social Order by Elizabeth Colson (English
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Tradition and Contract
by Elizabeth Colson
This book provides a vivid and informative view of life in traditional groups that are ordered mainly through the informal operation of everyday social relations, based on Colson's field research with North American Indians and with peoples in what is now Zambia.
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PaperbackLANGUAGE
EnglishCONDITION
Brand New
Publisher Description
This book provides a vivid and informative view of life in traditional groups that are ordered mainly through the informal operation of everyday social relations, based on Colson's field research with North American Indians and with peoples in what is now Zambia.
Table of Contents
1. An Explanatory Introduction 2. Lewis Henry Morgan and the Study of Political Systems 3. A Society of Equals: The Problem of Consensus 4. The Limits of Authority: Knowing the Rules 5. The Search for Utopia
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ISBN0202306909Author Elizabeth ColsonShort Title TRADITION & CONTRACTLanguage EnglishISBN-10 0202306909ISBN-13 9780202306902Media BookFormat PaperbackDEWEY 301.15Birth 1917Illustrations YesSubtitle The Problem of Social OrderDOI 10.1604/9780202306902UK Release Date 2002-12-31Imprint AldineTransactionPlace of Publication SomersetCountry of Publication United StatesAU Release Date 2002-12-31NZ Release Date 2002-12-31US Release Date 2002-12-31Edited by Elizabeth ColsonPages 154Publisher Taylor & Francis IncYear 2002Publication Date 2002-12-31Alternative 9780202011318Audience Tertiary & Higher Education
