Islam and Ethnicity in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

by Abdullahi A. Shongolo and Günther Schlee

A study of the longue dur?e of a marginalized part of northern Kenya, examining the process of territorialization and the role of Islam in politicizing ethnicity.

The recent ethnic violence in Kenya has been preceded by a process of territorialization and politicization of ethnicity. This study examines a marginalized part of Kenya, the semi-arid north inhabited by pastoralists of three language groups - speakers of Oromo, Somali, and Rendille...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847010466
• ISBN13: 9781847010469
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"