Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous: Postcolonial Politics in a Neoliberal World

by Dorothy L. Hodgson

Book Overview

What happens to marginalized groups from Africa when they ally with the indigenous peoples' movement? Who claims to be indigenous and why? Dorothy L. Hodgson explores how indigenous identity, both in concept and in practice, plays out in the context of economic liberalization, transnational capitalism, state restructuring, and political democratization. Hodgson brings her long experience with Maasai to her understanding of the shifting contours...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253223059
• ISBN13: 9780253223050
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"