The Resource Violence and belonging : the quest for identity in post-colonial Africa, edited by Vigdis Broch-Due
Violence and belonging : the quest for identity in post-colonial Africa, edited by Vigdis Broch-Due
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- Summary
- Modernisation in Africa has created new freedoms but also new problems. Multiparty democracy, privitisation and structural change have not always created stable and prosperous communities as hoped, and violence continues to be endemic in amny areas of African life - from civil war and political strife to urban, class, ethnic and gender violence. Violence and Belonging explores the crucial, formative role of violence in shaping people's ideas of who they are in uncertain postcolonial contexts. Focusing on fieldwork from across the continent, it asks how everyday violence ties in with wider poli
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 261 pages)
- Contents
-
- Jo Ann McGregor
- Violence and the boundaries of belonging : comparing two border disputes in the South African lowveld
- Isak Niehaus
- Fertile moral links: reconsidering Barabaig violence
- Astrid Blystad
- "Food itself is fighting with us" : a comparative analysis of the impact of Sudan's civil war on South Sudanese civilian populations located in the North and the South
- Sharon Elaine Hutchinson
- The politics of identity and the remembrance of violence : ethnicity and gender at the installation of a female chief in Zimbabwe
- Björn Lindgren
- Double-voiced violence in Kenya
- Violence and belonging : analytical reflections
- John G. Galaty
- Escape from genocide : the politics of identity in Rwanda's massacres
- Johan Pottier
- Women and the politics of identity : voices in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Fiona C. Ross
- Ambiguous identities : the notion of war and "significant others" among the Tigreans of Ethiopia
- Kjetil Tronvoll
- Vigdis Broch-Due
- "Nowadays they can even kill you for that which they feel is theirs" : gender and the production of ethnic identity in Kikuyu-speaking central Kenya
- Amrik Heyer
- Conflicts in context : political violence and anthropological puzzles
- Harri Englund
- Hunger, violence and the moral economy of war in Zimbabwe
- Jocelyn Alexander,
- Isbn
- 9780415290067
- Label
- Violence and belonging : the quest for identity in post-colonial Africa
- Title
- Violence and belonging
- Title remainder
- the quest for identity in post-colonial Africa
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Vigdis Broch-Due
- Subject
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- Violence politique -- Afrique -- Cas, Études de | Congrès
- Africa
- Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- -- Congresses
- Afrique -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1960- -- Congrès
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Electronic books
- Pauvreté -- Afrique -- Congrès
- Political violence
- Political violence -- Africa -- Case studies | Congresses
- Politics and government
- Poverty
- Poverty -- Africa -- Congresses
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society
- Since 1960
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Modernisation in Africa has created new freedoms but also new problems. Multiparty democracy, privitisation and structural change have not always created stable and prosperous communities as hoped, and violence continues to be endemic in amny areas of African life - from civil war and political strife to urban, class, ethnic and gender violence. Violence and Belonging explores the crucial, formative role of violence in shaping people's ideas of who they are in uncertain postcolonial contexts. Focusing on fieldwork from across the continent, it asks how everyday violence ties in with wider poli
- Cataloging source
- MT4IT
- Dewey number
- 303.6/096
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- HN780.Z9
- LC item number
- V585 2005eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Broch-Due, Vigdis
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political violence
- Poverty
- Africa
- Violence politique
- Pauvreté
- Afrique
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Political violence
- Politics and government
- Poverty
- Africa
- Label
- Violence and belonging : the quest for identity in post-colonial Africa, edited by Vigdis Broch-Due
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Jo Ann McGregor
- Violence and the boundaries of belonging : comparing two border disputes in the South African lowveld
- Isak Niehaus
- Fertile moral links: reconsidering Barabaig violence
- Astrid Blystad
- "Food itself is fighting with us" : a comparative analysis of the impact of Sudan's civil war on South Sudanese civilian populations located in the North and the South
- Sharon Elaine Hutchinson
- The politics of identity and the remembrance of violence : ethnicity and gender at the installation of a female chief in Zimbabwe
- Björn Lindgren
- Double-voiced violence in Kenya
- Violence and belonging : analytical reflections
- John G. Galaty
- Escape from genocide : the politics of identity in Rwanda's massacres
- Johan Pottier
- Women and the politics of identity : voices in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Fiona C. Ross
- Ambiguous identities : the notion of war and "significant others" among the Tigreans of Ethiopia
- Kjetil Tronvoll
- Vigdis Broch-Due
- "Nowadays they can even kill you for that which they feel is theirs" : gender and the production of ethnic identity in Kikuyu-speaking central Kenya
- Amrik Heyer
- Conflicts in context : political violence and anthropological puzzles
- Harri Englund
- Hunger, violence and the moral economy of war in Zimbabwe
- Jocelyn Alexander,
- Control code
- 252725407
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 261 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780415290067
- Lccn
- 2004009258
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- 1 map
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252725407
- Label
- Violence and belonging : the quest for identity in post-colonial Africa, edited by Vigdis Broch-Due
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Jo Ann McGregor
- Violence and the boundaries of belonging : comparing two border disputes in the South African lowveld
- Isak Niehaus
- Fertile moral links: reconsidering Barabaig violence
- Astrid Blystad
- "Food itself is fighting with us" : a comparative analysis of the impact of Sudan's civil war on South Sudanese civilian populations located in the North and the South
- Sharon Elaine Hutchinson
- The politics of identity and the remembrance of violence : ethnicity and gender at the installation of a female chief in Zimbabwe
- Björn Lindgren
- Double-voiced violence in Kenya
- Violence and belonging : analytical reflections
- John G. Galaty
- Escape from genocide : the politics of identity in Rwanda's massacres
- Johan Pottier
- Women and the politics of identity : voices in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Fiona C. Ross
- Ambiguous identities : the notion of war and "significant others" among the Tigreans of Ethiopia
- Kjetil Tronvoll
- Vigdis Broch-Due
- "Nowadays they can even kill you for that which they feel is theirs" : gender and the production of ethnic identity in Kikuyu-speaking central Kenya
- Amrik Heyer
- Conflicts in context : political violence and anthropological puzzles
- Harri Englund
- Hunger, violence and the moral economy of war in Zimbabwe
- Jocelyn Alexander,
- Control code
- 252725407
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 261 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780415290067
- Lccn
- 2004009258
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- 1 map
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252725407
Subject
- Violence politique -- Afrique -- Cas, Études de | Congrès
- Africa
- Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- -- Congresses
- Afrique -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1960- -- Congrès
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Electronic books
- Pauvreté -- Afrique -- Congrès
- Political violence
- Political violence -- Africa -- Case studies | Congresses
- Politics and government
- Poverty
- Poverty -- Africa -- Congresses
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society
- Since 1960
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