Decolonizing Maasai History - A Path to Indigenous African Futures

In this open access book, Maasai leader and activist Meitamei Dapash teams with historian Mary Poole to offer a new version of Maasai history based on Maasai memory and concerns. Through their rich and detailed narrative, we learn not only about the history of the Maasai as they understand it, but also about the relations between politics and Western history; about the untold history of Kenya both pre- and post-nationhood; about why the creation of nation-states is not synonymous with liberation; and about how and why Indigenous approaches to land obstruct global processes of resource extraction. All of this finds wider resonances that upend received narratives of post-"independence" Africa and offer new opportunities for the emancipation of Indigenous communities from neo-colonial regimes the world over. Theebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.

Product details

• Authors: Meitamei Dapash, Meitamei Olol Olol Dapash, Mary Poole, Poole Mary
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781350427433
• ISBN: 978-1-350-42743-3
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 232 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, HISTORY / Africa / East, East Africa, Colonialism & imperialism, Indigenous Peoples, Relating to indigenous peoples, African History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Indigenous people: governance and politics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies