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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254769403321

Autore

Sangmpam S. N

Titolo

Ethnicities and Tribes in Sub-Saharan Africa : Opening Old Wounds / / by S. N. Sangmpam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-50200-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 112 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Pivot

Disciplina

960

Soggetti

Africa, Sub-Saharan—History

History, Modern

Ethnicity

History of Sub-Saharan Africa

Modern History

Ethnicity Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Tribe, Ethnicity, and Colonial Rule -- 3. The Particularity of Tribal Allegiance in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 4. The Profusion of Tribes as Determinant Factor in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 5. Tribe is Not Ethnicity: The Untenability of Anti-tribe and Pro-ethnicity Arguments -- 6. Tribe is Not a Component of Ethnicity -- 7. Tribal Allegiance and the Overstated Role of the Colonial State -- 8. Precolonial History and the Saliency and Persistence of Tribal Allegiance -- 9. Conclusion: Why Does it Matter?

Sommario/riassunto

This book proposes new avenues for understanding tribal allegiance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Much research on ethnicity and cultural pluralism in Sub-Saharan Africa falsely equates the term "tribe" with "ethnicity" and obscures the differences between Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. It also puts too much emphasis on the role of the colonial state in fostering tribal allegiance. This book challenges these claims and offers an alternate way of understanding tribal allegiance in Sub-Saharan Africa. .