Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa: Constructivist Reflections and Contemporary Politics
Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa features a series of "constructivist" contributions by leading scholars in the field of ethnicity and nationalism, and explores the differences among those who have come to be known as "constructivists." The volume addresses the various ways in which "constructivism" is invoked, and raises two questions: does constructivism constitute a distinctive way of thinking about ethnicity and nationalism? And what is the usefulness of constructivist approaches with...
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Features a series of "constructivist" contributions by leading scholars in the field of ethnicity and nationalism, and explores the differences among those who have come to be known as "constructivists." Booknews Seven essays from a conference on African ethnicity and nationalism in Africa, held in May 1996 in London were selected to clarify the similarities and differences between those who have come to be known as constructivists, to address the political implications of the research, within the context of the overall conference theme. They consider the uses and implications of constructivism, a life-world approach to imagining communities, and the Horn of Africa. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
Notes on ContributorsPreface1Introduction: On the Uses and Implications of Constructivism12The (Re)Construction of Ethnicity in Africa: Extending the Chronology, Conceptualisation and Discourse153A Non-ethnic State for Africa? A Life-world Approach to the Imagining of Communities454Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Horn of Africa655Rethinking Ethnicity: Identification, Hybridity and Democracy816Towards a Normative Theory of Ethnicity: Reflections on the Politics of Constructivism1017Concluding Comments133Index145
\ BooknewsSeven essays from a conference on African ethnicity and nationalism in Africa, held in May 1996 in London were selected to clarify the similarities and differences between those who have come to be known as constructivists, to address the political implications of the research, within the context of the overall conference theme. They consider the uses and implications of constructivism, a life-world approach to imagining communities, and the Horn of Africa. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)\ \
