Böcker av Paul Spencer

Here in lies Leroy's Shorts Tighty Whitey Edition which is the second in the trilogy of Leroy Shorts books. Boxer Edition is the first in the series and yet to come is Speedo Edition. Leroy is an amalgam of Combat Veterans so it is critical no one think I did all of the things in this book during my 23-year career. Most? Yes, but some I witnessed take place and felt compelled to capture a story that touches me. I hope these stories touch you as well. This book continues the same exposure of unethical businesses in my area. Along with those, among my favorite stories are the "His Name Was" stories. Who does not want to read about an inspiring person? Finally, I exposed issues with religion. I am a man of faith, which is not to be confused with organized religion which is all too often, extremely disorganized! To enjoy the Leroy Short series, you need only the qualities of integrity and honor, be of moderate intelligence like I am, and be someone who is as sick of the bullshit in the world as I am.

The Maa of East Africa are a cluster of related pastoral peoples who share a social organization based on age. This groups men into life-long cohorts from their initiation in youth, regardless of family wealth. Historically, this type of pre-market society has been described in every continent, but East Africa provides the principal surviving region of age-based societies, among whom the Maasai are the best known. In this volume, comparison between three branches of Maa highlights different aspects of their society: the dynamics of power with age and gender among the Maasai, of ritual performance and belief among the Samburu, and of historical change among the Chamus.Here it is argued that understanding another culture can only be approached through models derived in the first instance from the representations conveyed by members of that culture. The social anthropologist may then elaborate these images through the choice of analytical parallels, even extending to other disciplines and personal experience. Each chapter in this volume views Maa institutions through a different lens, exploring models relevant to a comprehensive analysis of their social life.

This study pioneered the relation of the dynamics of the Maasai age organization to tensions within the family. Together, these provide the twin strands of a man's career, opposed ritually and reflecting a fundamental ambivalence in Maasai thought. This analysis is illustrated with case material from the Matapato: a typical Maasai group.

The Samburu society of northern Kenya is a gerontocracy in which power rests with the older men. The tribe cling to their traditional way of life despite rapid changes throughout Africa. The author spent more than two years amongst the Samburu: he shows how their values and attitudes are closely interwoven with a social system that resists change.

In an era of rapid change for Africa, the Samburu nomadic tribe clings to its traditional way of life. This book examines their society, and provides the first full published description of human life in the area. It contains case studies and was originally published in 1956.