Once Intrepid Warriors: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Politics of Maasai Development

Once Intrepid Warriors advances a brilliantly persuasive critique of development among the Maasai. . . . This historical ethnography is a tour de force, counter-balancing the analysis of cultural, political, and socio-economic transformation over the longue duree with intimate and memorable portraits of representative individuals. --Richard Werbner

In a series of chapters on the interrelationships of ethnicity, gender, and 'modernity, ' Hodgson concludes that it is not the Maasai who have remained static, but rather the external images of them. --Choice

. . . meticulous and well-documented . . . a valuable resource. . . . --Africa

Author: Dorothy L. Hodgson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 04/06/2004
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.20w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780253214515

About the Author

Dorothy L. Hodgson teaches anthropology at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, where she is affiliated with the Center for African Studies and the Women's Studies Department.