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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Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Anatomy of a Rurban Space Chapter 2. Narratives of Colonial Encounters Chapter 3. Framing Reciprocity: From Settlers to Strangers Chapter 4. Discourses of the 'Civilized Man' Chapter 5. The Tactics of Concealment and Disclosure Chapter 6. The Social Dynamics of Double Membership Chapter 7. Initiation as Ethnic Transformation Chapter 8. Lands, Livelihoods and Politics Conclusion References Index.