Book

The economy of Hausa communities of Zaria

H. M. Stationery Off. for the Colonial Office • (16) • Published In 1955 • Pages: viii, 273

By: Smith, M. G. (Michael Garfield), Great Britian, Colonial Social Science Research Council.

Abstract

This monograph concerning the Hausa of Zaria Province in Nigeria, is a pioneering study of the Hausa. The monograph is cast within the framework of British social anthropology, which is to say a strictly functionalist approach. Hence, the various sectors of the culture, including the social structure or local communities, the system of rank and authority and the outline of the modern economy, are carefully and painstakingly shown to exist in a balanced relationship to one another. In addition to this overall interrelatedness, Smith deals exhaustively with the organization of household and community groupings, the kinship system, the basis of political activity and political ranking, and with an analysis of individual and community budgets and the change in economic activity under the so-called indirect rule policy of the British administration. An extensive series of appendices summarizes a wide array of data on these various activities.

HRAF PubDate

1997

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Western Africa

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Leslie L. Clark ; 1958

Field Date

1949-1950

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

Zaria Province, Nigeria

Notes

By M. G. Smith Ph.D.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-260)

LCCN

55003545

LCSH

Hausa (African people)