Stefano Boni, Le strutture della disuguaglianza: capi, appartenenze e gerarchie nel mondo Akan dell'Africa occidentale.(Book Review)

From: Africa | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Pavanello, Mariano | Copyright information

STEFANO BONI, Le strutture della disuguaglianza: capi, appartenenze e gerarchie nel mondo Akan dell'Africa occidentale. Milano: Franco Angeli (paperack 24.00 [euro], ISBN 88 464 4700 X). 2003, 303 pp.

The title ('The structures of inequality: chiefs, belongings and hierarchies in the Akan world of West Africa') evokes a broader field of analysis, and a more ambitious theoretical project than the reader actually finds in the book. Boni aims explicitly at constructing a ne...

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