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Naming the Land : San Identity and Community Conservation in Namibia's West Caprivi

By J. Taylor

Book information

Publisher
Basler Afrika Bibliographien
Year
2012
ISBN
9783905758535, 9783905758252
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
23 MB (24240765 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
282\282
Time added
2023-08-07 22:41:56
SOC042000

Description

This book encompasses a history of identity-building amongst Khwe San people, and of contestations for authority over land and natural resources in Namibia�s West Caprivi. The politics of authority in this contested borderland area were significantly shaped by state and NGO interventions into local institutions and land use between the late 1930s and 2006. Julie J. Taylor pays close attention to the role of NGOs in these processes. She shows that, in their relationship with West Caprivi�s residents, NGOs unintentionally contributed towards the hardening and politicising of ethnic difference, including through the implementation of land mapping projects. At the same time, in their relationship with the state, NGOs often worked to �depoliticise� struggles over authority, thus inadvertently reinforcing the state�s authority in the area.

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