H. P. Junod — Bantu Heritage

Johannesburg, Hortors Limited for the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Swiss missionary H. P. Junod's study of the Bantu ethnolinguistic group of southern Africa, illustrated throughout with photographic plates. The first edition of Swiss missionary H. P. Junod's study of the Bantu ethnolinguistic group of southern Africa.The work is based upon the lectures Junod gave to the members of the Transvaal Mine Medical Officers' Association.The premise of the lectures was that in order for western powers to 'fully develop' Africa, 'the native must be understood and brought into the equation' as 'industrialisation has worked havoc with tribal life, and thus made it incumbent upon the European to provide properly for the reconstruction of the natives' social and economic order&apos.Illustrated with forty photographic plates, each retaining their original captioned tissue guard. Collated, complete.Undated; dated 1938 via Jisc. With a contemporary inscription, dated 1945, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to back strip. Inscription to front free endpaper. Front hinge starting to title page, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .