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Race and Ethnicity in East Africa

By Peter G. Forster , Michael Hitchcock , Francis F. Lyimo

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
0333691016, 9780333691014
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
887 kB (908235 bytes)
Pages
192\190
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Race and ethnicity continue to be important if unwelcome factors in modern politics. This is evident in East Africa: the ethnic factor is often dominant in multi-party elections, while in Rwanda and Burundi bloodshed and genocidal attacks have been linked to ethnic difference. This book examines the phenomena of race and ethnicity in general, but with particular reference to Africa, especially the East. The impact of non-indigenous groups is considered, together with ethnic differences between Africans. The relevance of tourism and religion is also examined.

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