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Author:

Hodgson, Dorothy Louise.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Indiana University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xix, 265 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

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.
Africa--Social conditions--1960-
Tanzania--Social conditions--1964-
Neoliberalism--Africa--Social aspects.
Neoliberalism--Tanzania--Social aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?

ISBN:

0253223059 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780253223050 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0253356202 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780253356208 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)670482479

LCCN:

2010047854

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)