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Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous
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What happens to marginalized groups from Africa when they ally with theindigenous peoples' movement? Who claims to be indigenous and why? Dorothy L.Hodgson explores how indigenous identity, both in concept and in practice, plays outin the context of economic liberalization, transnational capitalism, staterestructuring, and political democratization. Hodgson brings her long experiencewith Maasai to her understanding of the shifting contours of their contemporarystruggles for recognition, representation, rights, and resources. Being Maasai, Becoming Indigenous is a deep and sensitive reflection on the possibilities andlimits of transnational advocacy and the dilemmas of political action, civilsociety, and change in Maasai communities.
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