Identity, Citizenship, and Political Conflict in Africa / Edmond J. Keller.
2014
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Title
Identity, Citizenship, and Political Conflict in Africa / Edmond J. Keller.
Imprint
Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2014.
Description
1 online resource (222 pages)
Formatted Contents Note
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part 1. Citizenship and Political Conflict in Contemporary Africa; 1 Identity, Citizenship, and Nation Building in Africa; 2 Theoretical and Formal-Legal Dimensions of the Concept of Citizenship in Africa; 3 Toward an Analytical Framework of Identity and Citizenship in Africa; Part 2. Identity Politics and Selected Cases of Conflict over Citizenship Rights in Africa; 4 Nigeria: Indigeneity and Citizenship; 5 Ethiopia: The Politics of Late Nation Building and the National Question; 6 Côte d'Ivoire: Ivorité and Citizenship.
7 Kenya: Citizenship, Land, and Ethnic Cleansing8 Rwanda: Exclusionary Nationalism, Democracy, and Genocide; Summary and Conclusion: Identity, Citizenship, and Social Conflict; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y; Z.
7 Kenya: Citizenship, Land, and Ethnic Cleansing8 Rwanda: Exclusionary Nationalism, Democracy, and Genocide; Summary and Conclusion: Identity, Citizenship, and Social Conflict; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y; Z.
Summary
Reflecting on the processes of nation-building and citizenship formation in Africa, Edmond J. Keller believes that although some deep parochial identities have eroded, they have not disappeared and may be more assertive than previously thought, especially in instances of political conflict. Keller reconsiders how national identity has been understood in Africa and presents new approaches to identity politics, intergroup relations, state-society relations, and notions of national citizenship and citizenship rights. Focusing on Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, and Rwanda, he lays the.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version: Keller, Edmond J. Identity, Citizenship, and Political Conflict in Africa. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2014
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Language
English
ISBN
9780253011893 electronic book
0253011892 electronic book
1306481449 electronic book
9781306481441 electronic book
9780253011787
0253011787
9780253011848
0253011841
0253011892 electronic book
1306481449 electronic book
9781306481441 electronic book
9780253011787
0253011787
9780253011848
0253011841
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