Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern KenyaRoutledge, 2018 M09 3 - 290 pages Originally published in 1989, this book examines how the inter-ethnic relationships of the clans of the pastoral Rendille, Gabbra, Sakuye and some Somalis of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia came about. It also examines the uses to which these inter-ethnic relationships are put: for example in managing herds. Oral history is combined with cultural comparison and the analysis of social structure. Blending synchronic and diachronic perspectives, the book synthesises historical ethnology in the Continental tradition with social anthropology. Historically it overturns some established ideas about how the Horn of Africa was settled. Anthropologically it shows how relations may exceed the bounds of the ethnic group as the conventional unit of study. |
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... Identity in Africa ' project ( SFB 214 : A3 , A4 , A6 ) . A shorter trip in 1981 was financed by the University of Bayreuth . I thank them all . CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Social identities are subject to constant redefinition Acknowledgements.
Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Social identities are subject to constant redefinition by their bearers and others . Groups can change their composition , or their ... Chapter 1 Introduction.
... thus been integrated into the wide - spun systems of alliance and mutual help typical of pastoral nomads who subsist in harsh and threatening environments . CHAPTER 2 CLAN , PHRATRY , TRIBE , ETHNIC GROUP INTRODUCTION 7.
Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee. CHAPTER 2 CLAN , PHRATRY , TRIBE , ETHNIC GROUP AS DEFINED BY EMPIRICAL FINDINGS The possibilities of social organisation are so numerous , the rules by which people choose ...
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Contents
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Chapter 3 The historical frame | 30 |
a comparative approach to history | 54 |
Chapter 5 The interethnic clan clusters | 145 |
Chapter 6 Conclusion | 234 |
Interviews and their locations | 237 |
Notes | 240 |
Bibliography | 266 |
Index | 275 |
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