Book
Social organization of the Gwembe Tonga
Manchester University Press • Manchester • Published In 1967 • Pages: xxii, 234 , 8 plates
By: Colson, Elizabeth, University of Zambia. Institute for Social Research.
Abstract
In this work, the author attempts to describe the institutions of the Gwembe (Valley) Tonga before the construction of the Kariba Dam forced them to evacuate their homes and resettle in other areas. Throughout most of the book, Colson discusses their family, religion, politics, and economics. In the last chapter, she indicates how resettlement has greatly affected social life, and states that these people must be given help in solving the economic, social, and religious problems precipitated by resettlement. She also predicts how social conditions are likely to change in the coming years. Appendices C and D provide information on the resettlement programs in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), respectively.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Heather Fellows ; Martin Malone ; 1976
- Field Date
- 1949, 1956-1957
- Coverage Date
- 1850-1957
- Coverage Place
- eastern Southern province, Zambia
- Notes
- Elizabeth Colson
- Reprinted with minor corrections; Published on behalf of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute by Manchester University Press
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229)
- LCSH
- Tonga (Zambezi people)
- Tsonga (African people)