The Predicament of the Modern African Chief: An Instance from Uganda*

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American AnthropologistVolume 57, Issue 2 p. 290-305 Free Access The Predicament of the Modern African Chief: An Instance from Uganda* LLOYD FALLERS, LLOYD FALLERS Princeton UniversitySearch for more papers by this author LLOYD FALLERS, LLOYD FALLERS Princeton UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: April 1955 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1955.57.2.02a00070Citations: 41 * This is a slightly revised version of a paper read before a conference on “Stability and Change in African Societies,” jointly sponsored by the Social Science Research Council and the National Research Council, at Princeton, New Jersey, October 14 through 16,1953. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Barnes, J. A. 1948 Some aspects of political development among the Fort Jameson Ngoni. African Studies VII: 99– 109. Busia, K. A. 1951 The position of the chief in the modern political system of Ashanti. London, Oxford University Press. Delavignette, R. 1950 Freedom and authority in French West Africa. London, Oxford University Press. Evans-pritchard, E. E. 1940 The Nuer. London, Oxford University Press. Evans-pritchard, E. E. 1951 Kinship and marriage among the Nuer. London, Oxford University Press. Evans-pritchard, E. E. 1953 The Nuer conception of the spirit in its relation to the social order. American Anthropologist 55: 201– 14. Fortes, M. 1945 The dynamics of clanship among the Tallensi. London, Oxford University Press. Fortes, M. 1949 The web of kinship among the Tallensi. London, Oxford University Press. Gluckman, M., J. C. Mitchell and J. A. Barnes 1949 The village headman in British Central Africa. Africa XIX: 89– 106. Hailey, Lord 1950, 1953 Native administration in the British African territories. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Mitchell, J. C. 1949 The political organization of the Yao of Southern Nyasaland. African Studies VII: 141– 59. Parsons, T. 1951 The social system. Glencoe, Ill., Free Press. Weber, M. 1947 The theory of social and economic organization, ed. trans. T. Parsons. New York, Oxford University Press. Citing Literature Volume57, Issue2April 1955Pages 290-305 ReferencesRelatedInformation