ISBN:
1299140882
,
9781848139985
,
9781299140882
,
9781848139978
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 149 Seiten)
Series Statement:
MyiLibrary
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bøås, Morten, 1965 - Politics of origin in Africa
DDC:
323.6'096
Keywords:
Citizenship Case studies
;
Indigenous peoples Case studies Politics and government
;
Indigenous peoples Politics and government
;
Citizenship
;
Citizenship -- Africa
;
Indigenous peoples -- Africa
;
Africa -- Politics and government
;
Liberia Kenia
;
Kongo (Kinshasa)
;
Côte d'Ivoire
;
Kenya Congo (Kinshasa)
;
Ivory Coast
;
Citizenship Africa
;
Citizenship Africa
;
Case studies
;
Indigenous peoples Africa
;
Politics and government
;
Indigenous peoples Africa
;
Politics and government
;
Case studies
;
Electronic books
;
Africa Politics and government
;
Africa Politics and government
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Afrika
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Staatsangehörigkeit
;
Landnutzung
;
Bodenrecht
;
Politischer Konflikt
Abstract:
In this revealing new book, Boas and Dunn explore the phenomenon of 'autochthony' in contemporary African politics.
Abstract:
Intro -- About the authors -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 | Introduction: conflict, land scarcity and tales of origin -- Resource scarcity and armed conflict -- Land and conflict in Africa -- Outline of the book -- 2 | Autochthony, melancholy and uncertainty in contemporary African politics -- The melancholy of autochthony -- Autochthony and ontological uncertainty -- The inherent paradox of autochthony discourses -- Autochthony and the production of violence -- Conclusion -- 3 | Liberia: civil war and the 'Mandingo question' -- Lofa County -- Lofa tales of origin -- Autochthonous 'stranger-father' relations -- Post-war challenges -- Figure 3.1 Returnees after the war, by group and by year -- A funeral for a friend - some concluding comments -- 4 | Kenya: majimboism, indigenous land claims and electoral violence -- The 2007 election -- Land and identity in Kenya -- The employment of majimbo in Kenyan political discourse -- Autochthony and violence in the 2007 general election -- The nervous language of autochthony: the case of Mount Elgon -- Future concerns -- 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo: 'dead certainty' in North Kivu -- Belgian colonialism, the Mobutist state and the Congo War -- North Kivu - narratives of belonging and melancholy of the past -- Non-state armed actors and land rights issues: epitaphs to a broken dream -- Laurent Nkunda and Rwandophones: protection and predation -- Conclusion -- 6 | Côte d'Ivoire: production and the politics of belonging -- A political economy of land, cocoa and labour -- From French colonialism to the state of Félix Houphouët-Boigny -- The melancholic nostalgia of Ivoirité and the 'Chocolate War' -- Elections and civil war redux -- Conclusion -- 7 | Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Zed Books.
Description / Table of Contents:
About the authors; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 | Introduction: conflict, land scarcity and tales of origin; Resource scarcity and armed conflict; Land and conflict in Africa; Outline of the book; 2 | Autochthony, melancholy and uncertainty in contemporary African politics; The melancholy of autochthony; Autochthony and ontological uncertainty; The inherent paradox of autochthony discourses; Autochthony and the production of violence; Conclusion; 3 | Liberia: civil war and the 'Mandingo question'; Lofa County; Lofa tales of origin
Description / Table of Contents:
Autochthonous 'stranger-father' relationsPost-war challenges; Figure 3.1 Returnees after the war, by group and by year; A funeral for a friend - some concluding comments; 4 | Kenya: majimboism, indigenous land claims and electoral violence; The 2007 election; Land and identity in Kenya; The employment of majimbo in Kenyan political discourse; Autochthony and violence in the 2007 general election; The nervous language of autochthony: the case of Mount Elgon; Future concerns; 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo: 'dead certainty' in North Kivu
Description / Table of Contents:
Belgian colonialism, the Mobutist state and the Congo WarNorth Kivu - narratives of belonging and melancholy of the past; Non-state armed actors and land rights issues: epitaphs to a broken dream; Laurent Nkunda and Rwandophones: protection and predation; Conclusion; 6 | Côte d'Ivoire: production and the politics of belonging; A political economy of land, cocoa and labour; From French colonialism to the state of Félix Houphouët-Boigny; The melancholic nostalgia of Ivoirité and the 'Chocolate War'; Elections and civil war redux; Conclusion; 7 | Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Description / Table of Contents:
About Zed Books
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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