{"product_id":"the-wheel-of-autonomy-rhetoric-and-ethnicity-in-the-omo-valley-9781785339509","title":"The Wheel of Autonomy: Rhetoric and Ethnicity in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tHow do the Kara, a small population residing on the eastern bank of the Omo River in southern Ethiopia, manage to be neither annexed nor exterminated by any of the larger groups that surround them? Through the theoretical lens of rhetoric, this book offers an interactionalist analysis of how the Kara negotiate ethnic and non-ethnic differences among themselves, the relations with their various neighbors, and eventually their integration in the Ethiopian state. The model of the “Wheel of Autonomy” captures the interplay of distinction, agency and autonomy that drives these dynamics and offers an innovative perspective on social relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This finely crafted book on a remarkable people is a welcome addition to Ethiopian studies, ethnic studies, and African social anthropology, and of theoretical interest to social scientists who want to know more about rhetoric theory as relevant in a ‘non-Western’ setting.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• JRAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a superb book, which regarding theories of culture, the epistemology of ethnographic research, and the evolution of our understanding of South Omo societies is path-breaking… The writing is fresh, clear and evocative.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• John G. Galaty\u003c\/strong\u003e, McGill University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e How Do They Do It?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Rhetorical Approach to Groups and Ethnicity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Categories of Being Kara\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ethnicity within Kara: The Demotion of the Bogudo\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Moguji: All That Is Not Kara\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Schism and Other Predicaments of the Moguji\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Regional Other in the Cultural Neighbourhood\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e South Omo in Kara Terms\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Cleverness of the Kara\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seeing like a Tribe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tGlossary of Non-English Terms\u003cbr\u003e \tGlossary of Places and People\u003cbr\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042412691799,"sku":"9781785339509","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785339509.jpg?v=1750954071","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wheel-of-autonomy-rhetoric-and-ethnicity-in-the-omo-valley-9781785339509","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}