The political logic of cultural revival : ethnic visibility, linked fate, and electoral politics in Africa / Amanda Lea Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Amanda Lea, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in African politics and international relations.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in African politics and international relations

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lomwe (African people)--Social conditions.

Lomwe (African people).

Lomwe (African people)--Social life and customs.

Malawi--Politics and government.

Malawi.

Malawi--Cultural policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Since 2008, prominent members of the Lhomwe ethnic group - a large but politically marginalized community in Malawi - have waged an aggressive campaign to revive their lost cultural heritage, including their language, names, foods, and dances. Existing research has linked such processes of 'inventing tradition' to the strategic actions of political elites who benefit from mobilizing members of marginalized ethnic communities for political ends. Yet, because existing research has focused primarily on elite incentives, we know less about how such elite-led efforts translate into lasting cultural change and active political support among regular people. 'The Political Logic of Cultural Revival', through an in-depth study of the Lhomwe revival, argues that political elites invest in such revivals when doing so will bear political returns via increased ethnic visibility.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 9, 2024).

ISBN:

9780198909743

0198909748

9780198909729

0198909721

OCLC:

1460295067