Playing the Marginality Game - (Integration and Conflict Studies) by Anita Schroven (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Published in Association with the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In Guinea, situated in the background of central government struggles, rural elites use identity politics, through history and contemporary political reforms to maintain their privileges and perpetuate a generation-old local social contract that bridges ethnic and religious divides. Simultaneously, administrative reform and national unrest lead to the creative re-combination of sources of authority and practices of legitimate rule. Past periods of decolonization, socialism and authoritarian regime are reflected in contemporary struggles to make sense of participatory democracy and the future of the embattled Guinean national state.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p> <em>"Clearly, (this book) is the result of a long period ethnographic work and reflection on the evidence collected, and it will enrich our knowledge of Guinea Conakry, one of the African countries which are today on the development priority list of the European Union".</em> <strong>- Alice Bellagamba</strong>, University of Milan-Bicocca</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p> <strong>Anita Schroven</strong> is Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. She has researched state identities in West Africa, along with practices of humanitarian intervention, science and knowledge production in the context of political and medical crises. She has held fellowships with the Pasteur Institute, France, and UNICAMP, Brazil.</p>
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