Being Maasai, becoming indigenous postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world
Hodgson, Dorothy Louise.
Being Maasai, becoming indigenous postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world - Bloomington Indiana University Press 2011 - xix, 265 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [1233]-254) and index.
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, and change in Maasai communities.
9780253356208
Maasai (African people)--Tanzania--Politics and government.
323.119HOD
Being Maasai, becoming indigenous postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world - Bloomington Indiana University Press 2011 - xix, 265 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [1233]-254) and index.
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, and change in Maasai communities.
9780253356208
Maasai (African people)--Tanzania--Politics and government.
323.119HOD