Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. ILLUSTRATIONS X
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS XII
5. INTRODUCTION XVII
6. Chapter One. THE PASTORAL ECONOMY 1
7. Chapter Two. CLANSHIP AND EXOGAMY 25
8. Chapter Three. THE FAMILY AND THE HERD 53
9. Chapter Four. THE STRUCTURE OF SAMBURU SOCIETY 71
10. Chapter Five. THE MORAN 102
11. Chapter Six. THE MORAN AND THE TOTAL SOCIETY 133
12. Chapter Seven. ELDERHOOD AND THE CURSE 173
13. Chapter Eight. THE STATUS OF WOMEN 211
14. Chapter Nine. SOCIAL ATTITUDES AND CEREMONY 233
15. Chapter Ten. THE SAMBURU AND SOME NEIGHBOURING TRIBES: A COMPARISON 276
16. Chapter Eleven. CONCLUSION: THE GERONTOCRATIC SOCIETY 305
17. Appendix. CENSUS TECHNIQUES AND DATA 317
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 325
19. INDEX 329