Table of Contents

List of maps and diagrams; List of tanles; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Descent categories and local ties in traditional Toka society; 2. Technological development and the restructuring of the relations of production; 3. Changing norms of inheritance; 4. The structure of local groups; 5. The changing concept of the basimukowa; 6. Mukowa and ritual; 7. The role of the mukowa in succession; 8. The role of the mukowa in inheritance; 9. Mukowa: representational and operational models; 10. Norms as a strategic resource; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.

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An analysis of changes in the kinship patterns of the Toka of South Zambia.