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Outside development interventions: people's daily actions among the Plateau Tonga of Zambia

African study monographs22 (4) • Published In 2001 • Pages: 195-208

By: Araki, Minako.

Abstract
In this article the author examines the sharing ideology and practices of the Tonga, and the extent to which these have changed since the beginning of the last century with colonialism, the coming of the railroad, and the introduction of cash crops. The author finds that while sharing continues among matrilineal kin, there is conflict between matrilineal groups related to husband and wife respectively over control of land and its produce. The introduction of the plow and oxen have given men and their matrilineal kin more power than in the past over household labor and property.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Domesticated animals
Tillage
Settlement patterns
Real property
Social relationships and groups
Family relationships
Polygamy
Kin relationships
Lineages
culture
Tonga
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Southern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field Date
1993-1994
Coverage Date
1993-1994
Coverage Place
Monze district, Southern province, Zambia
Notes
Minako Araki
Includes bibliographical references (207-208)
LCCN
82641558
LCSH
Tonga (Zambezi people)