Being Maasai, becoming indigenous : postcolonial politics in a ne oliberal world / Dorothy L. Hodgson.
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TextPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.Description: xix, 265 p. ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780253223050 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Maasai (African people) -- Tanzania -- Politics and government
- Indigenous peoples -- Africa -- Politics and government
- Indigenous peoples -- Tanzania -- Politics and government
- Non-governmental organizations -- Political aspects -- Africa
- Non-governmental organizations -- Political aspects -- Tanzania
- Neoliberalism -- Africa -- Social aspects
- Neoliberalism -- Tanzania -- Social aspects
- Africa -- Social conditions -- 1960-
- Tanzania -- Social conditions -- 1964-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-254) and index.
Introduction : positionings -- the cultural politics of representati on, 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 pa storalist livelihoods -- "If we had our cows" : community perspectives on the challenge of change -- Conclusion : what do you want?
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