Biography

"Isaac Schapera, was a social anthropologist at the London School of Economics specialising in South Africa. He was notable for his contributions of ethnographic and typological studies of the indigenous peoples of Botswana and South Africa."
- Wikipedia

Books by Isaac Schapera

Western Civilization in Southern Africa
Western Civilization in Southern Africa
2004
A history of the Bakgatla-baga
A history of the Bakgatla-bagaKgafêla
1980
Politics in leadership
Politics in leadership
1979
Bogwera, Kgatla initiation
Bogwera, Kgatla initiation
1978
Rainmaking rites of Tswana tribes
Rainmaking rites of Tswana tribes
1971
Tribal innovators: Tswana chiefs and social change, 1795-1940
Tribal innovators: Tswana chiefs and social change, 1795-1940
1970
Select bibliography of South A
Select bibliography of South African native life and problems
1969
Western civilization and the natives of South Africa: studies in culture contact
Western civilization and the natives of South Africa: studies in culture contact
1967
A handbook of Tswana law and custom
A handbook of Tswana law and custom
1955
Mekgwa le melaô ya Batswana
Mekgwa le melaô ya Batswana
1954
Some comments on comparative m
Some comments on comparative method in social anthropology
1953
The ethnic composition of the
The ethnic composition of the Tswana tribes
1952
The ethnic composition of Tswa
The ethnic composition of Tswana tribes
1952
The Khoisan peoples of South A
The Khoisan peoples of South Africa, Bushmen and Hottentots. --
1951
Some problems of anthropologic
Some problems of anthropological research in Kenya Colony
1949
Migrant labour and tribal life
Migrant labour and tribal life
1947
Notes on the tribal groupings,
Notes on the tribal groupings, history, and customs of the Bakgalagadi
1947
The political annals of a Tswa
The political annals of a Tswana tribe
1947
Notes on some Herero genealogi
Notes on some Herero genealogies
1945
The work of tribal courts in t
The work of tribal courts in the Bechuanaland protectorate
1943
Tribal legislation among the T
Tribal legislation among the Tswana of the Bechuanaland protectorate, a study in the mechanism of cultural change,by I. Schapera
1943
A short history of the Bakgatl
A short history of the Bakgatla-bagaKgafêla of Bechuanaland protectorate
1942
Notes on the noun-classes of s
Notes on the noun-classes of some Bantu languages of Ngamiland (Yeei, Subia, Gova, and Gcereku)
1942
Ditirafalô tsa merafe ya bats
Ditirafalô tsa merafe ya batswana ba lefatshe la Tshireletsó
1940
Traditional histories of the n
Traditional histories of the native tribes of Bechuanaland protectorate
1940
Mekgwa le melaŏ ya BaTswana,
Mekgwa le melaŏ ya BaTswana, e tlhalositswe ke BaTswana bangwe e rulaganyeditswe kgatiso
1939
The Bantu-speaking peoples of
The Bantu-speaking peoples of South Africa
1937
The Bantu-speaking tribes of South Africa
The Bantu-speaking tribes of South Africa
1937
The Bantu-speaking tribes of S
The Bantu-speaking tribes of South Africa; an ethnographical survey
1937
The early Cape Hottentots
The early Cape Hottentots
1933
The Khosian peoples of South A
The Khosian peoples of South Africa
1930
Customs and laws of the Batswa
Customs and laws of the Batswana