Forests of Belonging: Identities, Ethnicities, and Stereotypes in the Congo River Basin

by Stephanie Rupp

Book Overview

Forests of Belonging examines the history and ongoing transformation of ethnic and social relationships among four distinct communities--Bangando, Baka, Bakw le, and Mbomam--in the Lob k forest region of southeastern Cameroon. By slotting forest communities into ecological categories such as "hunters" and "gatherers," previous analyses of social relationships in tropical forests have resulted in binary frameworks that render real-life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295991062
• ISBN13: 9780295991061
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher