Description
Book SynopsisFocusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are naturalA" or socially constructed.A" Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable.
Trade Review "[A]n ethnographically rich, historically meticulous, theoretically informed analysis of ethnic conflict in a strategically important area of Africa. It shows the value of multi-sited methodologies that bring international, national and regional levels to bear upon the analysis of Africa’s new, civil wars.” · Stephen Reyna, University of Manchester
Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms
Introduction: the Regional Setting of Ethnic Identification and Ethnic Conflict
PART I: THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
Chapter 1. Theoretical Orientation and Arguments
PART II: THE CONTRAST
Chapter 2. The Anywaa Primordialist Ethnic Identity Formation
Chapter 3. The Nuer Constructivist Ethnic Identity Formation
PART III: THE ENCOUNTER
Chapter 4.In the Riverine Lands
Chapter 5. The Cultural Contestation
Chapter 6.Differential Incorporation into the Ethiopian State
Chapter 7. The Anywaa Response to Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism
Chapter 8. The Nuer Response to Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism
Chapter 9. Civil War in the Sudan and Ethnic Processes in the Gambella Region
Conclusion: Modes of Ethnic Identification
Glossary of Local Terms
References
Index
