The book is structured as follows: ยท An introduction of old Bantu culture ยท An account of modern Bantu life ยท Discussion of the influence exerted by Christianity and Education upon communal life of the Bantu ยท Examination of special aspects of Bantu culture as they have been modified by Western civilization: language and music ยท The economic, political and legal positions of the native tribes in South Africa are also covered. First published in 1934.
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Administration of natives : as separate task of government, 241 ff. ; use of native institutions, 58 ff., 207 ff., 243 ff. ; council system, 249 ff. ; training of officials, 252 ff.
โ and: justice, 257 f. ; taxation, 256 f. ; welfare services, 254 ff.
Advancement, native : fears of, 200 ff. ; policy of gradualness, 201; lack of opportunities, 298 f.
African National Congress, 237
African Peoplesโ Organization, 237
โ Agitators, โ 100, 285
Agriculture : in old Bantu culture, 11 f.; deficiencies of old system, 210 f. ; hanges in traditional chara
er, 41, 89; improvement in, 89 f., 149 f. ; conditions in rural areas, 146 ff. ; need for further development, 149 f., 211 ff., 216 f.; census of produ
ion, 152 f.; inadequacy as source of income, 44, 148, 167 f.
Ancestor-worship : in old Bantu culture, 29 ff., 66 f. ; modern chara
er, 52, 76
Appeal Courts, 243, 245 ff., 248
Arndt, ฮ. H. D., 150
Artisans : in old Bantu culture, 14 f. ; in modem rural areas, 56, 98 ; in urban areas, 98 f., 175 ; in tropical Africa, 199 f. See also โ Colour bar โ and Urban natives
Assimilation : tendencies towards, 62, 200 f. ; policy of, 242 f., 263 f.
BaKxatla : acceptance of Christianity, 40, 48 f., 50 ff., 52 ff. ; chieftainship, 58 f. ; detribalization, 61 f. ; domestic life, 46 f. ; economic life, 41 ff. ; education, 55 f. ; history of conta
with Europeans, 40 f. ; initiation ceremonies, 48 ff. ; labour migration, 45 f., 167, 215 n.; language, 57; law, 59 f. ; magic, 54 ; marriage, 50 ff. ; medical condition, 57 f. ; religion, 52 ff. ; sexual life, 46 ff., 51 f. ; social life, 60 f.
Ballinger, W. G., 40 n., 148 n.
Bantu : alleged inferiority of capacity, 92, 199 f., 269 ff. ; differentiation into classes, 39, 143, 285 ; distribution (in olden times), 4 ff., (at present day) 195 f. ; social and political status, 198 f.
โ present-day life : in tribal reserves, 39, 76 ff, 92 ff., 146 ff., 167 f., 207 ff., 249 ff. ; on European-owned farms, 151 ff., 170 f., 218 ff. (see also Farms) ; in urban areas, 159 ff., 171 ff., 223 ff. (see also Urban natives)
โ traditional culture (3-36) : chieftainship, 22 ff. ; economic life, 10 ff, 86 ; family and marriage, 6 ff. ; government and law, 25 ff. ; kinship and clan organization, 15 ff.; music, 131 f., 137; oral literature, 121 ff.; religion and magic, 28 ff, 66 f. ; sex and age differentiation, 19 ff. ; tribal groups, 4 ff. See also Agriculture, Anc...
Table of contents
Cover
Half-Title Page
Volume Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Other Title-Page
Dedication
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Preface
I. THE OLD BANTU CULTURE
II. PRESENT-DAY LIFE IN THE NATIVE RESERVES
III. CHRISTIANITY AND THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE BANTU.
IV. THE EDUCATED NATIVE IN BANTU COMMUNAL LIFE
V. EUROPEAN INFLUENCES UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BANTU LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
VI. THE EFFECT OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION ON BANTU MUSIC
VII. THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF THE RURAL NATIVES
VIII. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITION OF THE URBAN NATIVE.
IX. THE ECONOMIC POSITION OF THE BANTU IN SOUTH AFRICA.
X. NATIVE ADMINISTRATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
XI. RACE-MIXTURE AND NATIVE POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
