Hunting the Ethical State - The Benkadi Movement of Cte D''ivoire

In 1990s the Ivoirian police failed to control the situation, so a group of poor, politically marginalized, and mostly Muslim men took on the role of the people's protectors as part of a movement they called Benkadi. This title reveals how dozos worked beyond the divisions to derive their new roles as enforcers of security.

Info autore

Joseph Hellweg is assistant professor of religion at Florida State University.

Riassunto

In 1990s the Ivoirian police failed to control the situation, so a group of poor, politically marginalized, and mostly Muslim men took on the role of the people's protectors as part of a movement they called Benkadi. This title reveals how dozos worked beyond the divisions to derive their new roles as enforcers of security.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph Hellweg, Hellweg Joseph
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2011
• EAN: 9780226326535
• ISBN: 978-0-226-32653-5
• Pagine: 312
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Ethnic Studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / West, Political activism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, African History, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ivory Coast, Political activism / Political engagement