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Forests of belonging : identities, ethnicities, and stereotypes in the Congo River basin /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rupp, Stephanie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2011]
Series:Culture, place, and nature.
Subjects:
Ethnicity > Congo River Valley.
Ethnicity > Cameroon.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > Congo River Valley.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > Cameroon.
Group identity > Congo River Valley.
Group identity > Cameroon.
Congo River Valley > Ethnic relations.
Cameroon > Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Paradigms : the forest and its peoples
  • Belonging : ethnic affiliations and confluences
  • Spaces : beyond nature and culture
  • Ambiguities : interethnic marriage and descent
  • Tangles : parallel clans, alliances, rituals, and collective work
  • Identities : people in changing contexts
  • Contradictions : identities, opportunities, and conflicts
  • Rethinking : stereotypes, ethnic affiliations, and social identities.