Playing Different Games : The Paradox of Anywaa and Nuer Identification Strategies in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia /
Feyissa, Dereje
Playing Different Games : The Paradox of Anywaa and Nuer Identification Strategies in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia / Dereje Feyissa. - 1 online resource (254 p.) - Integration and Conflict Studies ; 4 .
Frontmatter -- 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
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Focusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are ‘natural’ or ‘socially constructed’. Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable. The argument is substantiated through a comparative analysis of ethnic identity formation and ethnic conflict among the Anywaa and the Nuer in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia. The Anywaa and the Nuer are not just two ethnic groups but two kinds of ethnic groups. Conflicts between the Anywaa and Nuer are explained with reference to three variables: varying modes of identity formation, competition over resources and differential incorporation into the state system.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780857450883 9780857450890
10.1515/9780857450890 doi
Anuak (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
Anuak (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
Ethnicity--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī.
Ethnicity--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī.
Nuer (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
Nuer (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Peace and Conflict Studies, Anthropology (General).
305.8965
Playing Different Games : The Paradox of Anywaa and Nuer Identification Strategies in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia / Dereje Feyissa. - 1 online resource (254 p.) - Integration and Conflict Studies ; 4 .
Frontmatter -- 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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Focusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are ‘natural’ or ‘socially constructed’. Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable. The argument is substantiated through a comparative analysis of ethnic identity formation and ethnic conflict among the Anywaa and the Nuer in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia. The Anywaa and the Nuer are not just two ethnic groups but two kinds of ethnic groups. Conflicts between the Anywaa and Nuer are explained with reference to three variables: varying modes of identity formation, competition over resources and differential incorporation into the state system.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780857450883 9780857450890
10.1515/9780857450890 doi
Anuak (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
Anuak (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
Ethnicity--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī.
Ethnicity--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī.
Nuer (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
Nuer (African people)--Ethnic identity.--Ethiopia--Gambēla Āstedader Ākababī
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Peace and Conflict Studies, Anthropology (General).
305.8965