At Home in the Okavango : : White Batswana Narratives of Emplacement and Belonging / / Catie Gressier.
An ethnographic portrayal of the lives of white citizens of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, this book examines their relationships with the natural and social environments of the region. In response to the insecurity of their position as a European-descended minority in a postcolonial African state, G...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Waiting for the Flood -- Chapter 1 Connections to the Natural Environment -- Chapter 2 Photographic Tourism, Emplacement and Belonging -- Chapter 3 Hunting and Ambiguity in Belonging -- Chapter 4 Belonging and the Nation -- Chapter 5 Race Relations and Community Ties in the Okavango -- Conclusion. Making a Plan to Belong -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | An ethnographic portrayal of the lives of white citizens of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, this book examines their relationships with the natural and social environments of the region. In response to the insecurity of their position as a European-descended minority in a postcolonial African state, Gressier argues that white Batswana have developed cultural values and practices that have allowed them to attain high levels of belonging. Adventure is common for this frontier community, and the book follows their safari lifestyles as they construct and perform localized identities in their interactions with dangerous wildlife, the broader African community, and the global elite via their work in the nature-tourism industry. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781782387749 9783110998238 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781782387749?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Catie Gressier. |