Dynamics of Political Domination in Africa

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo. He is an honorary member of the Royal Anthropological Institute and external scientific member of the Max Planck Society. His recent books include Boomtown (2018) Acceleration and Cultural Change (2023) and the co-edited Responding to the Anthropocene (2023).

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Preface



Introduction



Chapter 1. Political Cohesion in a Stateless Society: The Tallensi of the Northern Territory of the Gold Coast (Ghana)

Chapter 2. First Impressions from Bukonjo

Chapter 3. Village Politics and the Administration of Justice among the Konjo of Bwamba

Chapter 4. The Bakonjo on Both Sides of the Congo-Uganda Border

Chapter 5. Intertribal Relations in Bwamba, Western Uganda

Chapter 6. Justice, Morality and Belief in Conflict Resolution Processes

Chapter 7. Ethnopolitics and the Uses of History among the Konzo of Uganda at the End of the Colonial Period

Chapter 8. Resistance and Profession: An Interview with Axel Sommerfelt



Afterword: The African Connection

Adam Kuper



Index