Recent Dutch and Belgian Approaches to Ethnicity in Africa

Authors

  • Kees Schilder African Studies Centre Leiden,
  • Wim Van Binsbergen Vakgroep Culturele Antropologie/Sociologie der Niet-westerse Samenlevingen Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v9i1-2.5777

Abstract

The papers in the present special issue of Afrika Focus are discussed from a comparative and theoretical perspective, which highlights the shortcomings of current approaches to African ethnicity on two counts: the assumption that ethnicity is a colonial creation, and the over-emphasis on political manipulation. The papers here presented suggest that there is a case for a re-assessment of the limits to ethnic manipulation, and the exploration of the explanatory value of local cultures considered over considerable time periods. KEY WORDS : ethnicity, Africa, colonialism, culture 

Author Biographies

Kees Schilder, African Studies Centre Leiden,

African Studies Centre

Wim Van Binsbergen, Vakgroep Culturele Antropologie/Sociologie der Niet-westerse Samenlevingen Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Antropology, Sociology

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Published

1993-03-05

How to Cite

Schilder, K., & Van Binsbergen, W. (1993). Recent Dutch and Belgian Approaches to Ethnicity in Africa. frika ocus, 9(1-2). https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v9i1-2.5777

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1-2 (1993)

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