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

Author/creator Hodgson, Dorothy Louise
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxix, 265 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
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.
Africa--Social conditions. --1960-.
Tanzania--Social conditions. --1964-.

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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [1233]-254) and index.
LCCN 2010047854
ISBN9780253356208 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253356202 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253223050 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0253223059 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40019416550

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DT443.3.M37 H628 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold