Integrating Strangers : : Sherbro Identity and The Politics of Reciprocity along the Sierra Leonean Coast / / Anaïs Ménard.
"Drawing on an ethnography of Sherbro coastal communities in Sierra Leone, this book analyses the politics and practice of identity through the lens of the reciprocal relations that exist between socio-ethnic groups. Anaïs Ménard examines the implications of the social arrangement that binds...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York : : Berghahn Books,, 2022. ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Integration and Conflict Studies ;
28 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (358 pages) |
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| Summary: | "Drawing on an ethnography of Sherbro coastal communities in Sierra Leone, this book analyses the politics and practice of identity through the lens of the reciprocal relations that exist between socio-ethnic groups. Anaïs Ménard examines the implications of the social arrangement that binds landlords and strangers in a frontier region, the Freetown Peninsula, characterized by high degrees of individual mobility and social interactions. She showcases the processes by which Sherbro identity emerged as a flexible category of practice, allowing individuals the possibility to claim multiple origins and perform ethnic crossovers while remaining Sherbro"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9781805390985 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Anaïs Ménard. |