Playing different games : the paradox of Anywaa and Nuer identification strategies in the Gambella region, Ethiopia

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    • Feyissa, Dereje

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Playing different games : the paradox of Anywaa and Nuer identification strategies in the Gambella region, Ethiopia

Dereje Feyissa

(Integration and conflict studies / Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, v. 4)

Berghahn Books, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-232) and index

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Description

Focusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are 'natural' or 'socially constructed'. Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable. The argument is substantiated through a comparative analysis of ethnic identity formation and ethnic conflict among the Anywaa and the Nuer in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia. The Anywaa and the Nuer are not just two ethnic groups but two kinds of ethnic groups. Conflicts between the Anywaa and Nuer are explained with reference to three variables: varying modes of identity formation, competition over resources and differential incorporation into the state system.

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List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction: the Regional Setting of Ethnic Identification and Ethnic Conflict PART I: THEORY AND METHODOLOGY Chapter 1. Theoretical Orientation and Arguments PART II: THE CONTRAST Chapter 2. The Anywaa Primordialist Ethnic Identity Formation Chapter 3. The Nuer Constructivist Ethnic Identity Formation PART III: THE ENCOUNTER Chapter 4.In the Riverine Lands Chapter 5. The Cultural Contestation Chapter 6.Differential Incorporation into the Ethiopian State Chapter 7. The Anywaa Response to Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism Chapter 8. The Nuer Response to Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism Chapter 9. Civil War in the Sudan and Ethnic Processes in the Gambella Region Conclusion: Modes of Ethnic Identification Glossary of Local Terms References Index

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