Traditional Authority and Social Action in Former British West Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2497717 |
|---|---|
| Authors | St Clair Drake (Roosevelt University, corresponding author), St Drake |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 150-158 |
| Publication date | 1960-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.19.3.m02536016n07u38t |
| OpenAlex | W1978745130 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
A multi-dimensional revolution is sweeping the continent of Africa in this, the second half of the twentieth century. Economic, social, and political changes are occurring at pace which evokes the politicians' metaphors such as a raging hurricane, or prophetic book titles such as Africa: Continent of the Future. The social and economic factors underlying this process of change were isolated and analyzed by number of sociologists and anthropologists prior to the outbreak of the series of political explosions which have occurred during the past ten years—Positive Action in the Gold Coast; Mau Mau in Kenya; Defiance Campaigns in South Africa; riot and rebellion in the Congo. Few social scientists, however, realized the extent to which political revolution was maturing, or foresaw the extent to which new social formations—African political parties, cliques of radical intellectuals, and pressure groups based upon sentiment and interest—would crystallize out of the social process and become catalysts
Action (physics · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2024 (55) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |