Stephanie Karin Rupp

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Forests of Belonging: Identities, Ethnicities, and Stereotypes in the Congo River BasinHardcover, 1 December 2011

Forests of Belonging: Identities, Ethnicities, and Stereotypes in the Congo River Basin
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Part of Series
Culture, Place, and Nature
Part of Series
Culture, Place, and Nature: Studies in Anthropology and Environment
Print Length
304 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Date Published
1 Dec 2011
ISBN-10
0295991054
ISBN-13
9780295991054

Description

Forests of Belonging examines the history and ongoing transformation of ethnic and social relationships among four distinct communities--Bangando, Baka, Bakwéle, and Mbomam--in the Lobéké forest region of southeastern Cameroon. By slotting forest communities into ecological categories such as "hunters" and "gatherers," previous analyses of social relationships in tropical forests have resulted in binary frameworks that render real-life relationships invisible and that have perpetuated correspondingly misleading labels, such as "pygmy." Through rich descriptive detail resulting from field work among the Bangando, Stephanie Rupp illustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural world. She demonstrates that social and ethno-ecological relations in equatorial African forests are nuanced, contested, and shifting, and that the intricacy of these links must be considered in the design and implementation of aid policies and strategies for conservation and development.

Product Details

Author:
Stephanie Karin Rupp
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 December 2011
ISBN-10:
0295991054
ISBN-13:
9780295991054
Language:
English
Location:
Seattle
Pages:
304

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