9780521473705 - Kingship and State: The Buganda Dynasty (African Studies) von Wrigley, Christopher (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0521473705.

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Zustand: New. An elegant and wide-ranging 2006 study of the precolonial kingdom of Bugunda, nucleus of modern Uganda. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 maps 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3J; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 587. . 1996. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The precolonial kingdom of Buganda, nucleus of the present Uganda state, has long attracted scholarly interest. Since written records are lacking entirely until 1862, historians have had to rely on oral traditions that were recorded from the end of the nineteenth century. These sources provide rich materials on Buganda in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but in this 1996 book Christopher Wrigley endeavours to show that the stories which appear to relate to earlier periods are largely mythology. He argues that this does not reduce their value since they are of interest in their own mythical right, revealing ancient traces of sacred kingship, and also throwing oblique light on the development of the recent state. He has written an elegant and wide-ranging study of one of Africa's most famous kingdoms.