The Roots of Black South Africa - David Hammond-Tooke - An Introduction to the Traditional Culture of the Black people of South Africa.
The Roots of Black South Africa - David Hammond-Tooke
An Introduction to the Traditional Culture of the Black people of South Africa.
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers Sa
Year: 1993
ISBN 10: 1868420027
ISBN13: 9781868420025
Condition: Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has only some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Beautiful gift inscription to the previous owner on Title page.The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
By the beginning of the last millennium Bantu speaking peoples had migrated into the region of Africa now known as South Africa – settling on the eastern side where climatic conditions were similar to those further north. Dependent on their relationship to cattle and geography, the groups settled either into widespread family based homesteads, or into larger ‘city’ based societies. The inherent differences between these forms of settlement and farming methods employed led to the widely diverse cultures now experienced in South Africa – though all can be traced back to a similar origin. This book provides an insight into the development (government, religion, family, marriage, witchcraft, and medicine) of these cultures.
