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100 1 _aWerner, Alice,
_d1859-1935
245 1 4 _aThe natives of British Central Africa
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe Native races of the British Empire
500 _aRelease date is 2023-06-22
508 _aPeter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Natives of British Central Africa" by A. Werner is a comprehensive ethnographic study written in the early 20th century. The work explores the various tribes and cultural practices of the people inhabiting British Central Africa, including their geography, ecology, social structures, rites, and beliefs. This detailed account offers insights into the daily lives and identities of the natives, enriching the reader's understanding of this region's complex heritage. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the geography and natural environment of British Central Africa, detailing the landscape's features, such as rivers, mountains, and climate. It describes the physical aspects of the territory, specifically the Shiré River and Lake Nyasa, while emphasizing how these elements interact with the lives of the indigenous people. The narrator sets the tone for a meticulous examination of the land and its impact on the tribes that inhabit it, suggesting the rich interplay between the environment and cultural practices that will be elaborated upon in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: A. Constable and Company, 1906
653 _aEthnology -- Malawi
653 _aMalawi -- Social conditions
653 _aMalawi -- Description and travel
830 0 _aThe Native races of the British Empire
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/nativesofbritish00wern
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71018
999 _c111744
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