Being Maasai, becoming indigenous : postcolonial politics in a ne oliberal world - Hodgson, Dorothy Louise (Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011)
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?
Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-254) and index.
Keywords: 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-