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12%OFFDorothy L. Hodgson - Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous - 9780253223050 - V9780253223050
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Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous

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Description for Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous Paperback. The indigenous rights movement in Africa Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.

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 reflection on the possibilities and limits of transnational advocacy and the dilemmas of political action, civil society, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253223050
SKU
V9780253223050
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About Dorothy L. Hodgson
Dorothy L. Hodgson is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Rutgers University, where she is affiliated with the Center for African Studies and the Women's and Gender Studies Department. She is author of Once Intrepid Warriors (IUP, 2001) and The Church of Women (IUP, 2005).

Reviews for Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous
Hodgson . . . investigate[s] . . . the political struggles of groups such as the Maasai to assert their rights to resources and political recognition. [S]he is successful in this endeavor as readers gain an understanding of the motivations, limitations, conflicts, and ironies that constrain and facilitate this movement.
Intnl Journal African Historical Studies IJAHS
[S]erves as ... Read more

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