Book
Marriage & the family among Plateau Tonga of Northern Rhodesia
Manchester University Press • Manchester • Published In 1958 • Pages:
By: Colson, Elizabeth, University of Zambia. Institute for Social Research.
Abstract
This is a major work on Plateau Tonga history, social structure, household economy, family and marriage. The author relies on court cases to convey the workings of family, kinship, and sexual relationships. Bridewealth status is a major factor in deciding outcomes.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field Date
- 1946-1947, 1948, 1950
- Coverage Date
- 1945-1951
- Coverage Place
- northeast-central Southern province, Zambia
- Notes
- by Elizabeth Colson
- Published on behalf of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute, Northern Rhodesia by Manchester University Press
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-369)
- LCCN
- 60032588
- LCSH
- Tonga (Zambezi people)
- Tsonga (African people)
- Marriage--Zambia