Politics of origin in Africa : autochthony, citizenship and conflict / Morten Bøås and Kevin Dunn.

By:

Bøås, Morten

Contributor(s):

Dunn, Kevin C

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Zed Books, 2013Description: viii, 149p. ; 21cmISBN:

9781848139961

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

323.1196 BOA 22

Summary: In this revealing new book, Bøås and Dunn explore the phenomenon of 'autochthony' - literally 'son of the soil' - in African politics. In contemporary Africa, questions concerning origin are currently among the most crucial and contested issues in political life, directly relating to the politics of place, belonging, identity and contested citizenship.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Political Science	323.1196 BOA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00012213

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this revealing new book, Bøås and Dunn explore the phenomenon of 'autochthony' - literally 'son of the soil' - in African politics. In contemporary Africa, questions concerning origin are currently among the most crucial and contested issues in political life, directly relating to the politics of place, belonging, identity and contested citizenship.

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