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Being Maasai, becoming indigenous : postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hodgson, Dorothy Louise
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Neoliberalism > Tanzania > Social aspects.
Neoliberalism > Africa > Social aspects.
Non-governmental organizations > Political aspects > Tanzania.
Non-governmental organizations > Political aspects > Africa.
Identity politics > Tanzania.
Identity politics > Africa.
Indigenous peoples > Tanzania > Politics and government.
Indigenous peoples > Africa > Politics and government.
Maasai (African people) > Tanzania > Politics and government.
Tanzania > Social conditions > 1964-
Africa > Social conditions > 1960-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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?