Hunting Game: Raiding Politics in the Central African Republic

ISBN-13: 9781108478779 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 270 str.

Louisa Lombard

Opis

The first ethnographic and historical study of raiding in the Central African Republic.

Recenzje

'The book is well written, using the sources that the author has mobilized, which include interviews, observations, archives, and iconographies.' Kelma Manatouma, African Studies Review

Spis treści

1. Introduction: force, status, and uncertainty in arts of acquisition; 2. Zariba contests and collaborations; 3. Manhunt: the dominance of acquisition in an unfortunate colony; 4. Big game hunting and regulatory sociality; 5. The limits of law in coercive conservation; 6. Camouflage skills; 7. Denunciation and liberty; 8. Rebellion: force and hopes for status and entitlement; 9. Conclusion: sovereignty and distribution amid forceful acquisition.