Disentanglements
In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Band 38, Heft 1, S. 121-124
ISSN: 1469-7777
This comment is a reaction to an article dealing with farmer–herder
relationships in Burkina Faso. It was argued that the relationship
between Mossi and Fulbe is not deteriorating as has often been described in
the so-called mainstream literature, and that the apparent open animosity
between the two ethnic groups can partly be explained as a frontstage discourse
with the aim of concealing personal wealth. The comment questions
the use of historical data and the extent of secrecy in relation to personal
wealth, and criticises the way in which the authors use terms like orthodoxy
and mainstream to portray a broad set of ideas and theories.