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Leopards and Leaders

Constitutional Politics among a Cross River People
By:Malcolm Ruel
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9781032810294
eText ISBN:9781136533600
Edition:1
Copyright:2004
Format:Reflowable

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This study of politics and government among a West African people, the Banyang of the Upper Cross River, covers the end of the period of Colonial administration. The book:· Shows the inter-relationship between the structure of the small forest communities and the highly autonomous processes by which they were governed· Analyses the relationship between residence and common descent as principles of corporate grouping· Includes a case study of the political struggle involved in one community's claims to independence.Originally published in 1969.