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The Role of Voluntary Associations in West African Urbanization

1957; Wiley; Volume: 59; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/aa.1957.59.4.02a00020

1548-1433

Kenneth Little,

Urban and Rural Development Challenges

American AnthropologistVolume 59, Issue 4 p. 579-596 The Role of Voluntary Associations in West African Urbanization KENNETH LITTLE, KENNETH LITTLE University of EdinburghSearch for more papers by this author KENNETH LITTLE, KENNETH LITTLE University of EdinburghSearch for more papers by this author First published: August 1957 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1957.59.4.02a00020Citations: 41AboutPDF 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 Cited Aloba, Abiodun 1954 Tribal unions in party politics. West Africa, July 10. Ardener, Shirley G. 1953 The social and economic significance of the Contribution Club among a section of the Southern Ibo. Annual Conference, West African Institute of Social and Economic Research. Ibadan. Balandier, Georges 1955a Sociologie des Brazzavilles Noires. Paris, Colin. Balandier, Georges 1955b Social changes and problems in Negro Africa. In Africa in the modern world, edited by Calvin W. Stillman. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. Banton, Michael 1956 Adaptation and integration in the social system of Temne immigrants in Freetown. Africa, Vol. XXVI, No. 4. Banton, Michael 1957 West-African city: A study of tribal life in Freetown. O. U. P. Bascom, William 1952 The Esusu: a credit institution of the Yoruba. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. LXXXII. Bascom, William 1955 Urbanization among the Yoruba. American Journal of Sociology, Vol. LX, No. 5. Busia, K. A. 1950 Social survey of Sekondi-Takoradi. Accra, Gold Coast Government Printer. Carey, A. T. N.D. Unpublished study of Keta, Gold Coast. Department of Social Anthropology, Edinburgh University. Clément, Pierre 1956 In Social implications of urbanization and industrialization in Africa south of the Sahara. Edited by Daryll Forde. (Prepared by the International African Institute, London.) Paris, UNESCO. Coleman, J. S. 1952 The role of tribal associations in Nigeria. Annual Conference, West African Institute of Social and Economic Research. Ibadan. Comhaire-Sylvain, Suzanne 1950 Associations on the basis of origin in Lagos, Nigeria. American Catholic Sociological Review, Vol. 11. Comhaire-Sylvain, Suzanne 1951 Le travail des femmes à Lagos. Zaïre, Vol. 5, Nos. 2 and 5. Dotson, Floyd 1951 Patterns of voluntary association among urban working-class families. American Sociological Review 16: 687– 693. Dotson, Floyd 1953 Voluntary associations in a Mexican city. American Sociological Review 18: 380– 386. Forde, Daryll 1956 Introduction. Social implications of urbanization and industrialization in Africa south of the Sahara. Daryll Forde, ed. Fortes, M. 1945 The impact of the war on British West Africa. International Affairs, Vol. XXI, No. 2. Fortes, M. 1947 Ashanti survey, 1945–46: an experiment in social research. Geographical Journal, Vol. CX. Hodgkin, Thomas 1956 Nationalism in Colonial Africa. London, Muller. Hofstra, S. 1955 De Betekenis van Enkele Niewere Groepsverschijnselen voor de Sociale Integratie van Veranderend Afrika. Medelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, ofd. Letterkunde, Nieuwe Reeks, Deel 18, No. 14. Holas, B. 1953 La Goumbé. Kongo-Overzee, Vol. 19. Komarovsky, Mirra 1946 The voluntary associations of urban dwellers. American Sociological Review, Vol. 11, No. 6. Kurankyi-Taylor, E. E. N.D. Ashanti indigenous legal institutions and their present role. Ph.D. Dissertation, Cambridge University. Little, Kenneth 1950 The significance of the West African Creole for Africanist and Afro-American studies. African Affairs, Vol. XLIX. Little, Kenneth 1953 The study of "social change" in British West Africa. Africa, Vol. XXIII, No. 4. Little, Kenneth 1955 Structural change in the Sierra Leone Protectorate. Africa, Vol. XXV, No. 3. Littlejohn, James N.D. Unpublished pilot study of Lunsar, Sierra Leone Protectorate. Department of Social Anthropology, Edinburgh University. Lloyd, Peter 1953 Craft organization in Yoruba towns. Africa, Vol. XXIII, No. 4. Lombard, J. 1954 Cotonou: ville africaine. de l'Institut Français Afrique Noire (Dakar), Vol. XVI Nos. 3 and 4. Offodile, E. P. Oyeaka 1947 Growth and influence of tribal unions. West African Review, Vol. XVIII, No. 239. Ottenberg, S. 1955 Improvement associations among the Afikpo Iko. Africa, Vol. XXV, No. 1. Taylor, Paul S. 1928 Mexican labor in the United States. University of California Publications in Economics, Vol. VI, VII. Wirth, L. 1938 Urbanism as a way of life. American Journal of Sociology, Vol. XLIV, No. 8. Citing Literature Volume59, Issue4August 1957Pages 579-596 ReferencesRelatedInformation