The Wheel of Autonomy
Rhetoric and Ethnicity in the Omo Valley
1st Edition
Published on 17. August 2018
308 pages
978-1-78533-951-6 (ISBN)
Description
How do the Kara, a small population residing on the eastern bank of the Omo River in southern Ethiopia, manage to be neither annexed nor exterminated by any of the larger groups that surround them? Through the theoretical lens of rhetoric, this book offers an interactionalist analysis of how the Kara negotiate ethnic and non-ethnic differences among themselves, the relations with their various neighbors, and eventually their integration in the Ethiopian state. The model of the "Wheel of Autonomy" captures the interplay of distinction, agency and autonomy that drives these dynamics and offers an innovative perspective on social relations.
Reviews / Votes
"This finely crafted book on a remarkable people is a welcome addition to Ethiopian studies, ethnic studies, and African social anthropology, and of theoretical interest to social scientists who want to know more about rhetoric theory as relevant in a 'non-Western' setting." * JRAI"This is a superb book, which regarding theories of culture, the epistemology of ethnographic research, and the evolution of our understanding of South Omo societies is path-breaking... The writing is fresh, clear and evocative." * John G. Galaty, McGill University
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78533-951-6 (9781785339516)
DOI
10.3167/9781785339509
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Felix Girke is a social/cultural anthropologist and a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Konstanz, Germany. His publications include the edited volumes Ethiopian Images of Self and Other (UVHW, 2014) and The Rhetorical Emergence of Culture (Berghahn Books, 2011). He currently studies the politics of cultural heritage in Myanmar.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: How Do They Do It?
Chapter 1. A Rhetorical Approach to Groups and Ethnicity
Chapter 2. Categories of Being Kara
Chapter 3. Ethnicity within Kara: The Demotion of the Bogudo
Chapter 4. The Moguji: All That Is Not Kara
Chapter 5. The Schism and Other Predicaments of the Moguji
Chapter 6. The Regional Other in the Cultural Neighbourhood
Chapter 7. South Omo in Kara Terms
Chapter 8. The Cleverness of the Kara
Chapter 9. Seeing like a Tribe
Conclusion
Glossary of Non-English Terms
Glossary of Places and People
References
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: How Do They Do It?
Chapter 1. A Rhetorical Approach to Groups and Ethnicity
Chapter 2. Categories of Being Kara
Chapter 3. Ethnicity within Kara: The Demotion of the Bogudo
Chapter 4. The Moguji: All That Is Not Kara
Chapter 5. The Schism and Other Predicaments of the Moguji
Chapter 6. The Regional Other in the Cultural Neighbourhood
Chapter 7. South Omo in Kara Terms
Chapter 8. The Cleverness of the Kara
Chapter 9. Seeing like a Tribe
Conclusion
Glossary of Non-English Terms
Glossary of Places and People
References
Index
