Ethnicities and Tribes in Sub-Saharan Africa

1. Introduction
S. N. Sangmpam

2. Tribe, Ethnicity, and Colonial Rule
S. N. Sangmpam

3. The Particularity of Tribal Allegiance in SSA
S. N. Sangmpam

4. The Profusion of Tribes as a Determinant Factor in SSA
S. N. Sangmpam

5. Tribe is not Ethnicity: Anti-Tribe and Pro-Ethnicity Arguments are Untenable
S. N. Sangmpam

6. Tribe Is Not a Component of Ethnicity
S. N. Sangmpam

7. Tribal Allegiance and the Overstated Role of the Colonial State
S. N. Sangmpam

8. Precolonial History and the Saliency and Persistence of Tribal Allegiance
S. N. Sangmpam

9. Conclusion: Why Does it Matter?
S. N. Sangmpam

Nyckelord: History, History of Sub-Saharan Africa, Modern History, Ethnicity Studies