The volumes collected in this series are designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through classic texts. The volumes collected in this series were the product of two programmes of publications and research, one in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s. The series as a whole is designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through these texts. Includes a new introduction by Simon Roberts. Schapera's original study was published in 1938. New edition published in association with the International African Institute Germany: Lit Verlag; North America: Transaction Books