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The principles of alliance formation between Konso towns
Man • 5 (2) • Published In 1970 • Pages: 258-280
By: Hallpike, C. R. (Christopher Robert).
Abstract
This article examines the principles governing inter-community alliances. It shows that Konso towns are related to one another both structurally and historically. Junior towns are established by migrants from a senior town. Contrary to the conventional view of kinship as a basis of lasting inter-group solidarity, the most friction was observed among towns that held senior-junior relationships. Consequently, the degree of alliance among towns appears inversely related to both structural and spatial distance. Relations among the different Konso villages were dynamic, greatly influenced by each town's pragmatic calculations of the costs and benefits of political alliance with other towns.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2015
- Field Date
- 1965-1967
- Coverage Date
- 1827-1967
- Coverage Place
- Konso Special Woreda, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
- Notes
- C. R. Hallpike
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- sf 80000548
- LCSH
- Konso (African people)