Book
A preliminary survey of the Turkana: a report compiled for the government of Kenya
University of Cape Town • (26) • Published In 1951 • Pages: 7, 281
By: Gulliver, P. H..
Abstract
This source is the result of a preliminary survey of the social life of the Turkana undertaken as part of the Colonial research program of the Government of Kenya. A wide range of topics is covered, including the economic, social, and cultural dimensions of animal husbandry, alternative economic activities, the property system, social and political organization, international relations, justice and judicial organization, life cycle, and religion.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid ; 1989
- Field Date
- 1948-1949
- Coverage Date
- 1888-1950
- Coverage Place
- around Lake Turkana, Kenya
- Notes
- by P. H. Gulliver
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 252)
- LCCN
- 52001347
- LCSH
- Turkana (African people)