Abstract
Argues that the decline of matrilineal inheritance is not inevitable, nor does it constitute a move towards patrilineality. How disagreements over norms present one facet of a political opposition in which people defend positions that give them greater control over resources; How in southern Bobo country during the colonial period, combined effects of taxation, forced labor and wage-work reduced the economic importance of matrilineages and increased that of farming units; More.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 341-362 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Man |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jun 1 1992 |
Keywords
- INHERITANCE & succession
- MANNERS & customs
- BURKINA Faso