Book
The cohesion of oppression: clientship and ethnicity in Rwanda, 1860-1960
Columbia University Press • New York • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Newbury, Catharine.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is concerned with the history of state building in Rwandan. It shows that the growth of royal power in during the 19th century concentrated over land, cattle, and people in the hands of Tutsi who derived their power from their association with the state apparatus. During the 20th century this process intensified as Tutsi manipulated new material and coercive resources introduced by Europeans. In doing so, the Tutsi managed to exclude most Hutu from access to education, higher status jobs, and positions of responsibility in government structures.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Form and rules of government
- Revolution
- External relations
- Community structure
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Territorial hierarchy
- Ethnic stratification
- Classes
- Castes
- Cultural identity and pride
- Status, role, and prestige
- Pastoral activities
- Tillage
- Social relationships and groups
- Military organization
- Aftermath of combat
- Real property
- Friendships
- Exploitation
- Lineages
- Localized kin groups
- Local officials
- Taxation and public income
- Labor relations
- Labor supply and employment
- Gift giving
- Political movements
- Missions
- Political parties
- Elections
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Rwandans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1971, 1972, 1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1860-1960
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Rwanda
- NotesAdditional notes
- Catharine Newbury
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-308) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88007349
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Social structure--Rwanda--History
- Patronage, Political--Rwanda--History
- Patron and client--Rwanda--History
- Political anthropology--Rwanda--History
- Rwanda--Politics and government
- Rwanda--Ethnic relations