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Keller, Edmond J. 1942-

Identity, citizenship, and political conflict in Africa Edmond J. Keller. - Bloomington: Indian University Press; 2014 - xi, 208 p.: 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identity, citizenship, and nation building in Africa -- Theoretical and formal-legal dimensions of the concept of citizenship in Africa -- Toward an analytical framework of identity and citizenship in Africa -- Nigeria : indigeneity and citizenship -- Ethiopia : the politics of late nation building and the national question -- Côte d'Ivoire : Ivorité and citizenship -- Kenya : citizenship, land, and ethnic cleansing -- Rwanda : exclusionary nationalism, democracy, and genocide -- Summary and conclusion : identity, citizenship, and social conflict.

ISBN: 9780253011787 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253011848 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780253011893 (ebook)

LCCN: 2013030356

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Citizenship--Africa.
Group identity--Africa.
Identity politics--Africa.
National characteristics, African.
Nationalism--Africa.
Nation-building--Africa.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa--Politics and government.

LC Class. No.: B111 LLO

Dewey Class. No.: B111 LLO