{"title":"Samantha Balaton-Chrimes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamantha Balaton-Chrimes delves into the intricate dynamics of identity and society, exploring themes surrounding ethnicity and its place within contemporary political discourse. Her work offers a nuanced perspective that challenges readers to reconsider preconceived notions about community and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnowing Ethnicity\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies her thoughtful approach, blending rigorous analysis with accessible prose. This collection is essential for anyone interested in the intersections of culture, politics, and the evolving nature of social identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"knowing-ethnicity-by-samantha-balaton-chrimes-9781009707817","title":"Knowing Ethnicity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a widespread assumption that both ethnicity itself and ethnic conflict are inevitable. Yet, we know very little about how ethnic identifications function in bureaucratic terms in Africa. The stakes of this problem are rapidly escalating in moves to digital identification and population knowledge systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on Kenya, this study provides an urgently needed exploration of where ethnic classifications have come from, and where they might go. Through genealogies of tools of ethnic identification—maps, censuses, ID cards and legal categories for minorities and marginalised communities—Samantha Balaton-Chrimes challenges conventional understandings of classifications as legible. Instead, she shows them to be uncertain and vague in useful ways, opening up new modes of imagining how bureaucracy can be used to advance pluralism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnowing Ethnicity\u003c\/em\u003e holds important insights for policymakers and scholars of difference and governmentality in postcolonial societies, as well as African and ethnic politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934104666348,"sku":"9781009707817","price":337.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781009707817-knowing-ethnicity.jpg?v=1783896508"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/samantha-balaton-chrimes.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}