Hunting Game - Raiding Politics in the Central African Republic

The first ethnographic and historical study of raiding in the Central African Republic. By treating raiding as a political mode, this fascinating study investigates forceful acquisition, revealing the evolution of raiding skills, examples of encounters and its consequences over the last 150 years.

List of contents

1. Introduction: force, status, and uncertainty in arts of acquisition; 2. Zariba contests and collaborations; 3. Manhunt: the dominance of acquisition in an unfortunate colony; 4. Big game hunting and regulatory sociality; 5. The limits of law in coercive conservation; 6. Camouflage skills; 7. Denunciation and liberty; 8. Rebellion: force and hopes for status and entitlement; 9. Conclusion: sovereignty and distribution amid forceful acquisition.

About the author

Louisa Lombard is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Yale University, Connecticut. Her research focuses on African borderlands, politics, violence, sovereignty, peace-building, and conservation. She is the author of State of Rebellion: Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic (2016) and articles in journals such as Comparative Studies in Society and History, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, African Affairs, and the Political and Legal Anthropology Review.

Summary

The first ethnographic and historical study of raiding in the Central African Republic. By treating raiding as a political mode, this fascinating study investigates forceful acquisition, revealing the evolution of raiding skills, examples of encounters and its consequences over the last 150 years.

Product details

• Authors: Louisa Lombard, Louisa (Yale University Lombard, Lombard Louisa
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781108746182
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74618-2
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: The International African Library
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Africa / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Politics & government, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, African History, Central African Republic