The Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2595203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonard Thompson |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 147 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | The Creation of tribalism in southern Africa, Leroy Vail, 1988 |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/524554 |
| OpenAlex | W2070300800 |
| Language | EN |
Despite a quarter century of nation building, most African states are still driven by ethnic particularism--commonly known as tribalism. The stubborn persistence of tribal ideologies despite the profound changes associated with modernization has puzzled scholars and African leaders alike. The bloody hostilities between the tribally-oriented Zulu Inkhata movement and supporters of the African National Congress are but the most recent example of tribalism's tenacity. The studies in this volume offer a new historical model for the growth and endurance of such ideologies in southern Africa
Ethnology · Geography · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Tribalism · African history and culture studies · Legal Issues in South Africa · South African History and Culture
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