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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... east , are mostly camel nomads . The 1979 census ( Republic of Kenya 1981 ) gives their number as 21,794 . This number , which is based on self - classification , also comprises the Ariaal ( see p . 9 ) and about 2000 migrant labourers ...
... Eastern Cushitic - speaking pastoralists share many clans . The Gabbra , the Rendille , the Sakuye and the Garre in particular can be shown to be composed of clans many of which occur in two or more of them . These inter - ethnic clan ...
... eastern ' moieties respectively . The cardinal points become evident in the settlement order at gaalgulamme . The distribution of clans into the two belel is given in the clan list below . The third part of the Rendille is the small ...
... Eastern Province . On this trek they were guarded by Boran militia ( homeguards , police reserve ) who took this opportunity to torture and kill people with impunity . This greatly affected the demographic structure , the residence ...
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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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Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 2018 |
Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 1989 |