African Political Systems
Meyer Fortes,E. E. Evans-Pritchard — African Political Systems (1940)Meyer Fortes; E. E. Evans-Pritchard · 1940 · Book · Introduction, sections IV and XEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0579 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Stateless societies (acephalous order) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Fortes and Evans-Pritchard distinguished African societies with centralised authority, administrative machinery and judicial institutions from societies lacking them, in which order rested on a balance between lineage segments.”
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2The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People
E. E. Evans-Pritchard — The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (1940)E. E. Evans-Pritchard · 1940 · Book · Nuer political systemEvidence that contradicts
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Context
Tribes Without Rulers: Studies in African Segmentary Systems
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