Facing Mount Kenya: The Tribal Life of the GikuyuAMS Press, 1978 - 339 pages 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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CHAPTER PAGE I Tribal Origin and Kinship System I | 1 |
System of Land Tenure | 20 |
Economic Life of the Gikuyu | 53 |
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