Umfang:
xii, 253 Seiten :
,
Illustrationen, Karten.
ISBN:
978-1-108-47877-9
,
978-1-108-74618-2
Serie:
The international African library 61
Inhalt:
Introduction: Force, Status, and Uncertainty in Arts of Acquisition -- Zariba Contests and Collaborations -- Manhunts persist in an unfortunate colony-- Big Game Hunting and Regulatory Sociality -- The Limits of Law in Coercive Conservation -- Camouflage Skills -- Denunciation and Liberty -- Force and status in rebellion-- Conclusion: Sovereignty and Distribution Amid Forceful Acquisition
Inhalt:
"Hunting Game Northeastern Central African Republic -- a vast space bordering Chad, Darfur, and South Sudan -- is a quintessential "stateless" space, where the government has little presence and armed actors operate freely. In this first ethnographic and historical study of Central African raiding, Louisa Lombard investigates practices of forceful acquisition, a distinctive political repertoire in which claims to social status are linked to the ability to take (from wild spaces, or from others) and are frequently overturned. People have developed raiding skills to survive and live in a stateless borderland for over 150 years. From the trans-Saharan slave trade, to colonial forced labour regimes, big game hunting and coercive conservation, to rebellion, raiding has flourished where people's status in relation to each other is unclear and where institutional guidance is absent. Hunting Game offers rich comparative insights into the vibrant, if not always salutary, role that forceful acquisition plays in the world today"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB ISBN 978-1-108-77879-4
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Politologie
Schlagwort(e):
Begrenzte Staatlichkeit
;
Grenzgebiet
;
Jagdwilderei
;
Überleben
;
Ethnologie
