Stephanie Karin Rupp 
Forests of Belonging [EPUB ebook] 
Identities, Ethnicities, and Stereotypes in the Congo River Basin

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Forests of Belonging examines the history and ongoing transformation of ethnic and social relationships among four distinct communities–Bangando, Baka, Bakwéle, and Mbomam–in the Lobéké forest region of southeastern Cameroon. By slotting forest communities into ecological categories such as ‚hunters‘ and ‚gatherers, ‚ previous analyses of social relationships in tropical forests have resulted in binary frameworks that render real-life relationships invisible and that have perpetuated correspondingly misleading labels, such as ‚pygmy.‘ Through rich descriptive detail resulting from field work among the Bangando, Stephanie Rupp illustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural world. She demonstrates that social and ethno-ecological relations in equatorial African forests are nuanced, contested, and shifting, and that the intricacy of these links must be considered in the design and implementation of aid policies and strategies for conservation and development.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction: Forests of Belonging
1. Paradigms: The Forest and Its People
2. Belonging: Ethnic Affiliations and Confluences
3. Spaces: Beyond Nature and Culture
4. Ambiguities: Interethnic Marriage and Descent
5. Tangles: Parallel Clans, Alliances, Rituals, and Collective Work
6. Identities: People in Changing Contexts
7. Contradictions: Identities, Opportunities, and Conflicts
Conclusion: Rethinking. Social Identities, Ethnic Affiliations, and Stereotypes
Notes
Glossary of Non-English Terms
Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor

Kalyanakrishnan ‚Shivi‘ Sivaramakrishnan is Dinakar Singh Professor of India and South Asia Studies, professor of anthropology, professor of forestry and environmental studies, and codirector of the Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 304 ● ISBN 9780295803029 ● Dateigröße 5.9 MB ● Verlag University of Washington Press ● Ort Seattle ● Land US ● Erscheinungsjahr 2011 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 4852460 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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