The perils of belonging : autochthony, citizenship, and exclusion in Africa and Europe /
Despite being told that we now live in a cosmopolitan world, more and more people have begun to assert their identities in ways that are deeply rooted in the local. These claims of autochthony-meaning "born from the soil"--Seek to establish an irrefutable, primordial right to belong and ar...
| Основен автор: | Geschiere, Peter. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago, IL :
University of Chicago Press,
2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=285044 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Perils of belonging. |
| Резюме: |
Despite being told that we now live in a cosmopolitan world, more and more people have begun to assert their identities in ways that are deeply rooted in the local. These claims of autochthony-meaning "born from the soil"--Seek to establish an irrefutable, primordial right to belong and are often employed in politically charged attempts to exclude outsiders. In The Perils of Belonging, Peter Geschiere traces the concept of autochthony back to the classical period and incisively explores the idea in two very different contexts: Cameroon and the Netherlands. In both countries, the mome. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 283 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0226289664 9780226289663 |