Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 532 g
White Batswana Narratives of Emplacement and Belonging
Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 532 g
ISBN: 978-1-78238-773-2
Verlag: Berghahn Books
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.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Kultureller Wandel, Kulturkontakt, Akkulturation
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Maps
Acknowledgments
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
