Land, Labour and Diet in Northern Rhodesia An Economic Study of the Bemba Tribe

In this study Dr. Audrey Richards describes the living conditions of the Bemba of Northeastern Rhodesia, with special reference to the effects of migrant labor on the social and economic life of a mainly agricultural society. Although primarily concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of food, and with conditions of labour and standards of living, the book gives a vivid picture of the social structure of the Bemba -- their political organization and the functions of the chief, systems of land-tenure, kinship groupings, and the economic, social, and magico-religious factors which arise in any community. The book has been widely recognized as an authoritative study, particularly among economists and anthropologists.Richards, Audrey I. is the author of 'Land, Labour and Diet in Northern Rhodesia An Economic Study of the Bemba Tribe' with ISBN 9783894738761 and ISBN 3894738766.