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ISBN: | 9780857450890 0857450891 1306056063 9781306056069 0857450883 9780857450883
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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Summary: | Focusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are 'natural' or 'socially constructed'. Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable. The argument is substantiated through a comparative analysis of ethnic identity formation and ethnic conflict among the Anywaa and the Nuer in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia. The Anywaa and the Nuer are not just two ethnic groups but two kinds of ethnic groups. C.
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Other form: | Print version: Feyissa, Dereje. Playing Different Games : The Paradox of Anywaa and Nuer Identification Strategies in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia. New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., ©2011 9780857450883
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