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Contesting Identities

The Mijikenda and Their Neighbors in Kenyan Coastal Society

ISBN-13: 9781592218981

Author(s): Rebecca Gearhart

Subjects: 1H, GTBH, JB

Publisher: Africa World Press

Publisher Imprint: Africa World Press

Publication Date: 05-12-2013

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: In stock

£34.95
Contesting Identities

About the book

This volume re-centres perspectives on Kenyan coastal history and society, moving away from the Swahili peoples as central actors and foregrounding other African peoples, particularly the Mijikenda, whose stories have received less emphasis. It explores how these coastal peoples have shaped their identities in conjunction with and in relation to their neighbours, examining the social, economic and political interactions between coastal residents in historical and contemporary contexts. Contributors include a new generation of Mijikenda scholar-activists.