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Hunting game : raiding politics in the Central African Republic / Louisa Lombard.

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"Hunting Game Northeastern Central African Republic -- a vast space bordering Chad, Darfur, and South Sudan -- is a quintessential "stateless" space, where the government has little presence and armed actors operate freely. In this first ethnographic and historical study of Central Af...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Lombard, Louisa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Series:International African library.
Subjects:
Borderlands > Central African Republic.
Poaching > Central African Republic.
Theft > Central African Republic.
Raids (Military science)
Central African Republic > Social conditions.
Central African Republic > Politics and government.
Borderlands.
Poaching.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Theft.
Central African Republic.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Force, Status, and Uncertainty in Arts of Acquisition
  • Zariba Contests and Collaborations
  • Manhunt: The Dominance of Acquisition in an Unfortunate Colony
  • Big Game Hunting and Regulatory Sociality
  • The Limits of Law in Coercive Conservation
  • Camouflage Skills
  • Denunciation and Liberty
  • Rebellion: Force and Hopes for Status and Entitlement
  • Conclusion: Sovereignty and Distribution Amid Forceful Acquisition.

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