Rahil Ismail, Brian Shaw and Ooi Giok Ling
Ashgate
Hardback
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How long can a traditional religion survive the impact of world religions, state hegemony, and globalization? The ?Karamoja problem? is one that has perplexed colonial and independent governments alike. Now Karamojong notoriety for armed cattle raiding has attracted the attention of the UN and USAID since the proliferation of small arms in the pastoralist belt across Africa from Sudan to stateless Somalia is deemed a threat to world security. The consequences are ethnocidal, but what makes African peoples stand out against state and global governance.
Ashgate
Hardback
208
How long can a traditional religion survive the impact of world religions, state hegemony, and globalization? The ?Karamoja problem? is one that has perplexed colonial and independent governments alike. Now Karamojong notoriety for armed cattle raiding has attracted the attention of the UN and USAID since the proliferation of small arms in the pastoralist belt across Africa from Sudan to stateless Somalia is deemed a threat to world security. The consequences are ethnocidal, but what makes African peoples stand out against state and global governance.