LEADER 04261nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910781366403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-06367-0 010 $a9786613063670 010 $a9966-028-06-4 010 $a9966-028-05-6 010 $a9966-028-04-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000032603 035 $a(EBL)1134915 035 $a(OCoLC)830166663 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536393 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11330496 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536393 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10547507 035 $a(PQKB)10165370 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1134915 035 $a(OCoLC)722929792 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21834 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1134915 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10463111 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL306367 035 $a(PPN)187337276 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000032603 100 $a20100903d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEthnic diversity in eastern Africa$b[electronic resource] $eopportunities and challenges /$fedited by Kimani Njogu, Kabiri Ngeta, Mary Wanjau 210 $aNairobi [Kenya] $cTwaweza Communications$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aPapers from a conference organized by Africa Health and Development International and held 17-18 October 2009. 311 $a9966-7244-8-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tA prologue to ethnic diversity in Eastern Africa /$rKimani Njogu --$tEthnic pluralism and national governance in Africa : a survey /$rMichael Chege --$tWhat do we share? : from the local to the global, and back again /$rMineke Schipper --$tProduction of ethnic identity in Kenya /$rKarega-Munene --$tLinks between African proverbs and sayings and ethnic diversity /$rJoseph G. Healey --$t(Over)riding the rainbow : ethnic diversity and the Kenyan creative economy /$rJoy Mboya --$tLeveraging Africa's diversity for an improved image and branding /$rMary W. Kimanye --$tEthnic diversity, democratization, and nation-building in Canada /$rKenneth Agyemong Attafuah --$tEthnic diversity in East Africa : the Tanzanian case and the role of Kiswahili language as a unifying factor /$rHuruma Luhovilo Sigalla --$tCritical reflections on the challenges and prospects of ethnic diversity management in democratization /$rEric Aseka --$tMedia and national identity : should national media be relegated to the backseat? /$rNassanga Goretti Linda --$tEthnic diversity background and issues : the case of Rwanda /$rJames Vuningoma --$tThe challenges of ethnicity, multiparty democracy and state building in multiethnic states in Africa : experiences from Kenya /$rPaul N. Mbatia, Kennedy Bikuri & Peter Nderitu --$tA political economy of land reform in Kenya : the limits and possibilities of resolving persistent ethnic conflicts /$rNicholas O. Odoyo --$tEpilogue - emerging issues in managing the challenges and opportunities of ethnic diversity in East Africa : is good governance the destiny? /$rNgeta Kabiri. 330 $aIn most of Africa, there is evidence of politicised inter-ethnic rivalry and ethnic mobilisation to acquire, maintain or monopolise power as competition for resources intensify. This volume demonstrates how ethnic diversity can be managed at a number of levels in order to improve the lives of citizens. As the contributors show, ethnicity as an identity is fluid and malleable. It can be deconstructed in order to reduce its saliency. Evidently, strong ethnic affiliation has also been viewed as a major barrier to human and economic development although ethnically bound welfare organisations do inf 606 $aCultural pluralism$zAfrica, Eastern 607 $aAfrica, Eastern$xEthnic relations$vCongresses 607 $aAfrica, Eastern$xPolitics and government$y1960-$vCongresses 615 0$aCultural pluralism 676 $a305.8009676 701 $aNjogu$b Kimani$01096185 701 $aNgeta$b Kabiri$01565660 701 $aWanjau$b Mary$01565661 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781366403321 996 $aEthnic diversity in eastern Africa$93835550 997 $aUNINA