I Say to You - Ethnic Politics and the Kalenjin in Kenya

Klappentext In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines! the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots! the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Zusammenfassung In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines! the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots! the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time.

Product details

• Authors: Gabrielle Lynch, Gabrielle Lynch, Lynch Gabrielle
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2011
• EAN: 9780226498058
• ISBN: 978-0-226-49805-8
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Kenya, Indigenous Peoples, Relating to indigenous peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity