Custom and Confrontation: The Kwaio Struggle for Cultural Autonomy

by Keesing, Roger M. Keesing, Roger M. and Roger M. Keesing

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"Anthropologists and students of anthropology may read this book because it is a superior ethnography, detailed and enriched by theoretical insights. But at the heart of this book is a moral take, a simple but powerful story about an indigenous people who were wronged, who resisted for more than 100 years, and who may yet prevail. This message, ultimately, lends the book its true meaning and value."--William Rodman, Anthropologica

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226429202

ISBN13:9780226429205

Release Date:December 1992

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Arts, Music & Photography Asia Cultural History History & Criticism Native American Studies Politics & Social Sciences Rhetoric Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Words, Language & Grammar

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