Forests of Belonging: Identities, Ethnicities, and Stereotypes in the Congo River Basin

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Forests of Belonging identities, ethnicities, and stereotypes in the congo river basin stephanie rupp university of washington press | seattle and london for my parents, nancy and george . . . for everything. this publication is supported in part by the donald r. ellegood international publications endowment this publication is also supported by grants from lehman college, the city university of new york, and the professional staff congress / cuny Copyright © 2011 by University of Washington Press Designed by Pamela Canell Typeset in Minion and Syntax Printed in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. University of Washington Press, P.o. Box 50096, Seattle, Wa 98145–5096, Usa www.washington.edu/uwpress All photographs are by the author. Library of Congress CataLoging-in-PUbLiCation Data Rupp, Stephanie. Forests of belonging : identities, ethnicities, and stereotypes in the Congo River basin / by Stephanie Rupp. p. cm. — (Culture, place, and nature) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-295-99105-4 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-295-99106-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Group identity—Cameroon. 2. Group identity—Congo River Valley. 3. Stereotypes (Social psychology)—Cameroon. 4. Stereotypes (Social psychology)—Congo River Valley 5. Ethnicity—Cameroon. 6. Ethnicity—Congo River Valley 7. Cameroon—Ethnic relations. 8. Congo River Valley—Ethnic relations. I. Title. gn655.C3r87 2011 302.4—dc22 2011003506 Cover iLLUstration: Kwok Shin Hua, Congo Basin Forest, 2010 The paper used in this publication is acid-free and recycled from at least 30 percent postconsumer waste. It meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48–1984. ...