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Being Maasai, becoming Indigenous : postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world / / Dorothy L. Hodgson



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Autore: Hodgson Dorothy Louise Visualizza persona
Titolo: Being Maasai, becoming Indigenous : postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world / / Dorothy L. Hodgson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bloomington [Ind.], : Indiana University Press, 2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 323.1196/5
Soggetto topico: Maasai (African people) - Tanzania - Politics and government
Indigenous peoples - Africa - Politics and government
Indigenous peoples - Tanzania - Politics and government
Identity politics - Africa
Identity politics - Tanzania
Non-governmental organizations - Political aspects - Africa
Non-governmental organizations - Political aspects - Tanzania
Neoliberalism - Social aspects - Africa
Neoliberalism - Social aspects - Tanzania
Soggetto geografico: Africa Social conditions 1960-
Tanzania Social conditions 1964-
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : positionings--the cultural politics of representation, recognition, resources, and rights -- Becoming indigenous in Africa -- Maasai NGOs, the Tanzanian state, and the politics of indigeneity -- Precarious alliances -- Repositionings : from indigenous rights to pastoralist livelihoods -- "If we had our cows" : community perspectives on the challenge of change -- Conclusion : what do you want?
Sommario/riassunto: What happens to marginalized groups from Africa when they ally with the indigenous peoples' movement? Who claims to be indigenous and why? Dorothy L. Hodgson explores how indigenous identity, both in concept and in practice, plays out in the context of economic liberalization, transnational capitalism, state restructuring, and political democratization. Hodgson brings her long experience with Maasai to her understanding of the shifting contours of their contemporary struggles for recognition, representation, rights, and resources. Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous is a deep and sensitive re
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ISBN: 1-283-23583-8
9786613235831
0-253-00091-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826566003321
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