Book

Purity and exile: violence, memory, and national cosmology among Hutu refugees in Tanzania

University of Chicago PressChicago • Published In 1995 • Pages:

By: Malkki, Liisa H. (Liisa Helena).

Abstract
This book is concerned with Burundian Hutu refugeesliving in Tanzania who fled their home country in 1972 following genocidal attacks organized by the Tutsi-dominated Burundian government. The focus is on the ways the displacement expereince led to the creation of 'essentialist' Hutu and Tutsi ethnic identities and the horrible violence that has been generated from them in Burundi and neigboring countries. The author achieves this goal by comparing the lives of 'camp refugees' in Mishamo to that of the 'town refugees' in Kigoma. The book argues that the expereince of being a 'camp refugee' has in fact exacerbated political and ethnic conflict through the production of 'mythico-historical' world views.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Ethnic stratification
Traditional history
Mythology
History
Inter-ethnic relations
Warfare
Aftermath of combat
Instigation of war
External relations
Inter-community relations
Military organization
Political parties
Political parties
Elections
Social relationships and groups
Political movements
Chief executive
Peacemaking
Poverty
Real property
Education system
Acculturation and culture contact
Mail
culture
Barundi
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Central Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field Date
1984-1986, 1990-1991
Coverage Date
1960-1995
Coverage Place
Burundi and Tanzania
Notes
Liisa H. Malkki
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-344) and index
LCCN
94037099
LCSH
Hutu (African people)--Tanzania--Ethnic identity
Political refugees--Burundi
Political refugees--Tanzania