| Once Intrepid Warriors: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Politics of Maasai Development Contributor(s): Hodgson, Dorothy L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253214513 ISBN-13: 9780253214515 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: A rich and complex view of the Maasai today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 00050640 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.2" W x 9.42" (1.08 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Once Intrepid Warriors advances a brilliantly persuasive critique of development among the Maasai. . . . This historical ethnography is a tour de force, counter-balancing the analysis of cultural, political, and socio-economic transformation over the longue duree with intimate and memorable portraits of representative individuals. --Richard Werbner In a series of chapters on the interrelationships of ethnicity, gender, and 'modernity, ' Hodgson concludes that it is not the Maasai who have remained static, but rather the external images of them. --Choice . . . meticulous and well-documented . . . a valuable resource. . . . --Africa |