Ethnicity and the Colonial State
Finding and Representing Group Identifications in a Coastal West African and Global Perspective (1850–1960)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5837409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Keese (0000-0002-2836-2084, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 377 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Ethnicity and the colonial state (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004307353 |
| OpenAlex | W4251976484 |
| Open Library | OL30400993M |
| ISBN | 9789004307353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 434 |
Ethnicity and the Colonial State analyses, through a comparison of three West African communities (Wolof, Temne, and Ewe), the ways in which ethnic labels and arguments are used (or omitted) in dealings with colonial administrations. It follows these strategies and choices over more than a century, between the conquest periods and independence. Where state structures were weak as a factor of group cohesion, ethnic arguments were especially likely to come into play. The analysis discusses internal fissures and conflicting interests within the communities as other incentives for ethnic coalition-building. The observations made in this book are put into the context of a global historical perspective, for which "ethnicity" has so far remained a badly defined concept
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cohesion (chemistry · Colonialism · CONQUEST · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Incentive · Independence · Independence (probability theory · Independent state · Market economy · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · African history and culture studies · Anthropology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Africa · Ethnic identity · ethnic relations · Ethnicity · Ewe (African people) · Group identity · Social & cultural history · Temne (African people) · West Africa · Wolof (african people)
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