In this book Kristín Loftsdóttir gives the reader a highly personal insight into the lives of the Wodaabe nomads of Niger, who are striving to make a living between the bush and the city. Spending nearly two years as a Wodaabe, within a Wodaabe extended family and alternating be…
Conspicuous consumption in Africa
How have different forms of colonialism shaped societies and their politics? What can borderland communities teach us about nation building and group identity? William F.S. Miles focuses on the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa, whose land is still split by an arbitrary bound…
How have different forms of colonialism shaped societies and their politics? What can borderland communities teach us about nation building and group identity? William F.S. Miles focuses on the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa, whose land is still split by an arbitrary bound…
How have different forms of colonialism shaped societies and their politics? What can borderland communities teach us about nation building and group identity? William F.S. Miles focuses on the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa, whose land is still split by an arbitrary bound…
"Why do young men use mirrors and make-up more than girls? Why do the Wodaabe nomads of West Africa have beauty parades for men? Wodaabe's extraordinary and unique live performances are often misunderstood by outsiders. The book provides some answers about these aesthetic activi…
"Why do young men use mirrors and make-up more than girls? Why do the Wodaabe nomads of West Africa have beauty parades for men? Wodaabe's extraordinary and unique live performances are often misunderstood by outsiders. The book provides some answers about these aesthetic activi…
