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Title: | The rise of traditional leadership among the Mende: a study in the acquistition of political power |
Author: | Abraham, Arthur |
Year: | 1970 |
Periodical: | Africana Research Bulletin |
Volume: | 1 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 49-50 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Sierra Leone |
Subjects: | Mende traditional rulers |
Abstract: | An abstract of the Dissertation of Arthur Abraham for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, Fourah Bay College, May, 1971. In the acquisition of political authority among the Mende, the basis of power hinges primarily on the founder. This has two implications: it means the acquisition of political rights through the founding of one settlement or more, and acquiring such rights through conquest. |