The twenty first in the Heornle Memorial Lectures delivered by Meyer Fortes in which he describes and evalutes pluralism in Africa. The social and political impact on Africa, its development and on its society, is obviously noted from the existing diversities of cultures and ideas. He also discusses tribal separatism and the divisions between groups by race and culture, and ultimately they gravitate together residentially and interact socially in their own communities.
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The Plural society in Africa
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- 1968
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- 26 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The Plural society in Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111955
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South African History Online. "The Plural society in Africa." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111955.
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