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Islam and Ethnicity in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Islam and Ethnicity in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Shongolo, Abdullahi A.
Schlee, Günther
Shongolo, Abdullahi A.

Hardcover

Series: Eastern Africa, Book 13

Literary CriticismAnthropologyGeneral Political Science

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ISBN10: 1847010466
ISBN13: 9781847010469
Publisher: James Currey
Published: Mar 15 2012
Pages: 196
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
A study of the longue durée of a marginalized part of northern Kenya, examining the process of territorialization and the role of Islam in politicizing ethnicity.

The recent ethnic violence in Kenya has been preceded by a process of territorialization and politicization of ethnicity. This study examines a marginalized part of Kenya, the semi-arid north inhabited by pastoralists of three language groups - speakers of Oromo, Somali, and Rendille. It spans different periods of time, from early processes of ethnic differentiation between groups, through the colonial period when differences were reflected in administrative policies, to recent times, when global minority discourses, particularly those related to Islam, are tapped by local political agents and ethnic entrepreneurs.

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