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Tribe and class in Monrovia

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Originally published in 1964, this book analyses the unique type of social stratification which is more akin to a social class system in Monrovia, Liberia's capital.

Liberia, established in 1847, has no history of rule by a colonial power and is of perculiar sociological interest, having been governed until the first half of the 20th century by a minority group of immigrants from America and their descendants.

The bulk of the population, however, is made up of members of about 20 tribes, between whom and the American descendants a caste-like social system has developed.

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Routledge
0429950543 / 9780429950544
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
13/07/2018
England
English
500 pages
Copy: 30%; print: 30%
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