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9780821409022

Siaya

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821409022

  • ISBN10:

    0821409026

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1989-04-01
  • Publisher: Ohio Univ Pr

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii(1)
Glossary viii
Introduction 1(8)
I. Forms in the Siaya Landscape
9(16)
Gunda bur
12(3)
The study of migration
15(3)
Bukooli and Alego
18(7)
II. The Construction of Boundaries
25(18)
Gestures and salutations
26(5)
Piny and nation
31(4)
The production of history
35(8)
III. The Several Landscapes of Siaya
43(18)
Boro
45(2)
Runaway fathers
47(4)
Nashon's journey
51(2)
Sweet properties
53(4)
`Build yourself a house'
57(4)
IV. The Hunger of Obalo
61(24)
`Maize means hunger'
64(2)
The gorogoro economy
66(2)
The paradox of abundance
68(7)
Time of the butchers
75(10)
V. The Powers of Women
85(26)
An economy of therapy
88(4)
Pim's work
92(3)
The remaking of Owuodha
95(1)
`Children of children'
96(3)
`The boat is a bride'
99(4)
The journey of the jogam
103(8)
VI. An Anthropology of the Shadows
111(18)
The Joleplep: the `fast-movers'
116(1)
The Christmas disco
117(2)
`A man is a man...'
119(1)
`His head rings books'
120(4)
In the shadows
124(5)
VII. Conclusion
129(4)
Afterword: Silvanus Melea Otieno 133(8)
Bibliography 141(10)
Index 151

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