Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Being Maasai, becoming indigenous

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Dorothy L. Hodgson

Sub title

postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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