African Chieftaincy in a New Socio-Political Landscape

Many contemporary studies of African chieftaincy are devoted to unraveling "chiefly tradition". These studies have tried to unmask chieftaincy as an artifact of modernist projections of colonial rule, missionary activity, and postcolonial state formation. African chiefs and their authority have often been focal points of social and political power, and in the creation and subjugation of ethnic groups. Research on chieftaincy reveals continuities and discontinuities that are highly pertinent to understanding African societies today.Van Rouveroy Van Nieuwaal, E. Adriaan B. is the author of 'African Chieftaincy in a New Socio-Political Landscape' with ISBN 9783825835491 and ISBN 3825835499.