ISBN:
0226498042
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0226498050
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9780226498041
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9780226498058
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 291 p)
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maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version I Say to You
DDC:
305.896/5
Keywords:
Moi, Daniel Arap
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Regionalism Political aspects
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Kalenjin (African people) Ethnic identity
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Political aspects
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Kalenjin (African people) Ethnic identity
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Moi, Daniel Arap, -- 1924-
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Kalenjin (African people) -- Kenya -- Ethnic identity
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Kalenjin (African people) -- Ethnic identity -- Political aspects -- Kenya
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Regionalism -- Political aspects -- Kenya
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Kenya -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
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Kenya -- Politics and government
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Electronic books
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Kenya Ethnic relations
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Political aspects
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Kenya Politics and government
Abstract:
In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a two-month political crisis that led to the deaths of more than a thousand people and the displacement of almost seven hundred thousand. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin, who lashed out at other communities in the Rift Valley. What makes this episode remarkable compared to many other instances of ethnic violence is that the Kalenjin community is a recent construct: the group has only existed since the mid-twentieth century. Drawing on rich archival research and vivid oral testi
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: The nature and political salience of ethnic identityCreating a community: from Nandi speakers to Kalenjin -- Popularizing the Kalenjin: decolonization and the first Majimbo debate -- Moi: the making of an African "big man" -- Harambee to Nyayo: control and patronage in the president's backyard -- Democratization and the "Kalenjin vote", 1990-2002 -- Multiparty politics and the "ethnic factor" 2002-2008 -- Conclusion: Ethnic politics in modern Kenya -- Appendix: multiparty election and referendum results in Kalenjin-dominated constituencies.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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