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Borders offer opportunities as well as restrictions, and in the
Horn of Africa they are used as economic, political, identity and
status resources by borderland peoples. State borders are more than
barriers. They structure social, economic and political spaces and
as such provide opportunities as well as obstacles for the
communities straddling both sides of the border. This book deals
with the conduits and opportunities of state borders in the Horn of
Africa, and investigates how the people living there exploit them
through various strategies. Using a micro level perspective, the
case studies, which include the borders of Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, focus on
opportunities, highlight the agency of the borderlanders, and
acknowledge the permeability but consequentiality of the borders.
Dereje Feyissa is Africa Research Director at the International Law
and Policy Institute and Adjunct Professor at Addis Ababa
University, Ethiopia. Markus Virgil Hoehne is a Lecturer at the
Institute of Anthropology at Leipzig University.
Borders offer opportunities as well as restrictions, and in the
Horn of Africa they are used as economic, political, identity and
status resources by borderland peoples. State borders are more than
barriers. They structure social, economic and political spaces and
as such provide opportunities as well as obstacles for the
communities straddling both sides of the border. This book deals
with the conduits and opportunities of state borders in the Horn of
Africa, and investigates how the people living there exploit state
borders through various strategies. Using a micro level
perspective, the case studies, which includethe Horn and Eastern
Africa, particularly the borders of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, focus on opportunities,
highlight the agency of the borderlanders, and acknowledge the
permeabilitybut consequentiality of the borders. DEREJE FEYISSA,
Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany; MARKUS
VIRGIL HOEHNE, Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology, Halle,
Germany.
University of Pennsylvania East Asian History Professor Francis
Hilary Conroy (1919-2015) sought to diminish conflict and foster
reconciliation in his academic research, publication, teaching,
service to the historical profession, and personal conduct. This
anthology by his students and colleagues reflects his values and
goes beyond the extensive memorializations already tendered to
Professor Conroy by his professional organization, the Association
for Asian Studies. This book is intended as an enduring tribute in
a scholarly medium he would have appreciated.
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