Political systems and the distribution of power. - Conference on New Approaches in Social Anthropology, Jesus College, Cambridge Eng., 1963.; Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth (New York, F.A. Praeger, 1965)
Introduction, by M. Gluckman and F. Eggan.--Decisions by consensus in councils and committees, with special reference to village and local government in India, by F.G. Bailey.--Factions, a comparative analysis, by R.W. Nichols.--The political structure of African kingdoms, an exploratory method, by P.C. Lloyd.--A critique of the typology of states and political systems, by A. Southall.
Derived from material presented at a conference sponsored by the Association of Social Anthropologists.
Includes bibliographies.
Keywords: Tribal government; Power (Social sciences); Local government -- India