Description
Book SynopsisThe concept of autochthony - that a true, original people are born of a land and belong to it above all others - has animated struggles across postcolonial Africa. This volume examines how political conflict unfolds when the language of autochthony is detached from historical land claims.
Trade Review“This book convincingly demonstrates that claims to autochthony are only effective through othering and exclusion. It will be important reading for scholars studying the political, social, and economic dynamics of crisis and conflict and their effects on people’s everyday lives.”—Lotje de Vries, Wageningen University
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Autochthony without Land
- 2 Civil Society and Armed Actors on Becoming an Autochthonous
- 3 The Discursive Practices of BozizÉ
- 4 Autochthony without Land, State Policy, and Mining
- 5 Autochthony, the Everyday and Dynamics in the Public Market
- 7. Conclusion: On Mobilizing Autochthony Without Land
- Notes
- References
- Index
