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" Facing Mount Kenya : "
by Jomo Kenyatta ; with an introd. by B. Malinowski.
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BL
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989093
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b743463
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| Main Entry
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Kenyatta, Jomo.
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| Title & Author
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Facing Mount Kenya : : the tribal life of the Gikuyu /\ by Jomo Kenyatta ; with an introd. by B. Malinowski.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Vintage Books,, 1965.
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| Series Statement
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A Vintage book, V-210
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xxi, 326 pages :: map ;; 19 cm.
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0394702107
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: 0404146767
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: 9780394702100
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: 9780404146764
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| Notes
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"Glossary": pages 307-317.
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Originally published: London : Secker & Warburg, 1938.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Tribal origin and kinship system -- The Gikuyu system of land tenure -- Economic life -- Industries -- System of education -- Initiation of boys and girls -- Sex life among young people -- Marriage system -- The Gikuyu system of government -- Religion and ancestor worship -- The new religion in East Africa -- Magical and medical practices -- Conclusion -- Glossary.
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A comprehensive study of the structure of African society by one of its own leaders Jomo Kenyatta. Using a compassionate tone, describes the life, death, work, play, sex, and the family in the Kikuyu tribe.
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Ethnology-- Africa, East.
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Kikuyu (African people)
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Primitive societies.
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Ethnology.
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Kikuyu (African people)
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Primitive societies.
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Africa, East.
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| Dewey Classification
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572.967
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| LC Classification
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DT433.545.K55K46 1965
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305.896395422
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Malinowski, Bronislaw,1884-1942.
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