Survey Of African Marriage And Family Life. by Phillips, Arthur (Ed. ) - 1953

Oxford University Press, 1953. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Ex-library. Orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Clean, unmarked text, firmly bound. Moderate shelf-wear.

London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. f-o map, bibliographies, tables : reports of the first stage of the inquiry into African marriage - Part 1 African Marriage & Social Change by L P Mair; Part 2 Marriage Laws in Africa by Phillips; Part 3 Christian Marriage in African Society by Lyndon Harries, scholarly and comprehensive; Brown cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine. light shelfwear. Ex-lib with stamp on front and rear endpaper. Excellent condition....

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1953, this study examines the effect of social change on African domestic organization and marriage. Changes to African social organization due to increased contact with the West are analyzed and accounts given as to how these changes were handled by various administrations and missionaries. The volume is contributed to by lawyers, missionaries, anthropologists and sociologists from Africa, Europe and the USA.

London: Oxford University Press, 1953. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear gilt lettering to spine, slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with small water marks to spine and rear, sunned, tiny repair to top of spine and nicks/rubbing to edges. Fold-out map at end in perfect condition. 462pp. A detailed study into African marriage and family life and the effects on them of contact with Western civilization. Very scarce in dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Good (-). 10 x 6.5 inches.

Routledge, 2018. Paperback. New. 518 pages. 9.21x6.18x1.22 inches.