Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa : Constructivist Reflections and Contemporary Politics (Hardcover)

Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction: On the Uses and Implications of Constructivism; P.Yeros The (Re)Construction of Ethnicity in Africa: Extending the Chronology, Conceptualisation and Discourse; R.R.Atkinson A Non-ethnic State for Africa? A Life-world Approach to the Imagining of Communities; T.H.Eriksen Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Horn of Africa; J.Markakis Rethinking Ethnicity: Identification, Hybridity and Democracy; A.J.Norval Towards a Normative Theory of Ethnicity: Reflections on the Politics of Constructivism; P.Yeros Concluding Comments; T.Ranger Index