Hughes, Lotte
(2006). 'Beautiful beasts' and brave warriors: the longevity of a Maasai stereotype.
In: Romanucci-Ross, Lola; De Vos, George A. and Tsuda, Takeyuki eds.
Ethnic Identity: Problems and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century.
Lanham, MD, USA: AltaMira Press, pp. 264–294.
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Abstract
This chapter (in the fourth edition of a widely respected anthropological textbook) traces the production by imperial explorers and others of a stereotypical image of the Maasai people of Kenya, the continuities to the present day, and the uses to which this stereotype has been put.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| ISBN: |
0-7591-0973-7, 978-0-7591-0973-5 |
| Keywords: |
Maasai; African warriors; representation; stereotypes; imperial travellers; missionaries; administrative policy; masculinity; Joseph Thomson; perceptions of deviance |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > History |
| Item ID: |
7872 |
| Depositing User: |
Lotte Hughes
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| Date Deposited: |
07 Jun 2007 |
| Last Modified: |
04 Dec 2010 20:30 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/7872 |
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