The Chiga of Uganda [Hardcover]

May Edel (Author), Abraham Edel (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 1560002484 | ISBN-13: 978-1560002482 | Edition: 2

This book is an enlarged and amplified edition of the The Chiga of Western Uganda, originally published in 1957. The volume provides a special insight into a culture at that time (1933) still intact under the British protectorate. Where significant changes were already taking place, the various changes are discussed in the contexts in which they seemed relevant-in social structure, kinship, marriage, economies, social control, religion and education, and material culture. What makes this edition unique is a new segment on material culture, previously unpublished. Edel's concrete yet wide-ranging descriptions provide an irreplaceable insight into a people and a culture at a unique point in world and colonial history.

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About the Author

Abraham Edel (1908-2007), a distinguished American moral and social philosopher, was research professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and before that the City College of New York. Some of his numerous books are Science and the Structure of Ethics, Aristotle and His Philosophy, and Ethical Judgment.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers; 2 edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560002484
• ISBN-13: 978-1560002482
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,327,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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