Facsimile reprint of edition published in 1974 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.
A discussion of the process by which some ethnic groups manipulate values, myths, symbols and ceremonials from their traditional culture in order to develop and control an informal political organisation.
Based on Cohen's fieldwork in the 60s among the Hausa migrants, this is a landmark work in urban anthropology and provides a comparative framework for studying political processes in African societies.
This book examines the complex phenomenon of urban ethnicity; including Britain, the USA, Indonesia, Israel and East, West and Central Africa.
This book examines the complex phenomenon of urban ethnicity; including Britain, the USA, Indonesia, Israel and East, West and Central Africa.
A discussion of the process by which some ethnic groups manipulate values, myths, symbols and ceremonials from their traditional culture in order to develop and control an informal political organisation.
Based on Cohen's fieldwork in the 60s among the Hausa migrants, this is a landmark work in urban anthropology and provides a comparative framework for studying political processes in African societies.