Being Maasai, becoming indigenous
Subtitle: postcolonial politics in a neoliberal world
By: Dorothy L. Hodgson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780253356208; 9780253223050
Subjects: Politics and government; Non-governmental organizations; Social aspects; Identity politics; Indigenous peoples; Social conditions; Maasai (African people); Neoliberalism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [1233]-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : positionings; title: the cultural politics of representation, recognition, resources, and rights; title: Becoming indigenous in Africa; title: Maasai NGOs, the Tanzanian state, and the politics of indigeneity; title: Precarious alliances; title: Repositionings : from indigenous rights to pastoralist livelihoods; title: "If we had our cows" : community perspectives on the challenge of change; title: Conclusion : what do you want?