Land tenure among the Amhara of Ethiopia
Book 1973 Hoben, Allan.

AmharaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This is a study of the relationship among descent, status and land rights in the Amhara land-tenure system. All Amhara have a right to cultivate a piece of land through their membership in a c...

The role of ambilineal descent groups in Gojjam Amhara social organization
Book 1963 Hoben, Allan.

AmharaAfrica > Eastern Africa
The ambilineal descent group in rural Amhara society serves an important role in allocating land rights within a feudal-like tenure system. Land grants originally given to military and religio...

Social stratification in traditional Amhara society
essay 1970 Hoben, Allan

AmharaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This is a reconstruction of traditional Amhara sociopolitical organization, before 1896. Hoben's intent is to contrast Amhara society with that of feudal Europe with which it has been closely ...