Race and ethnicity continue to be important, if unwelcome, factors in modern politics. This is evident in East Africa: the ethnic factor is often dominant in multi-party elections, while in Rwanda and Burundi bloodshed and genocidal attacks have been linked to ethnic difference. This book examines the phenomena of race and ethnicity in general, but with particular reference to Africa, especially the East. The impact of non-indigenous groups is considered, together with ethnic differences between Africans. The relevance of tourism and religion is also examined.

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DR PETER G. FORSTER is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology, University of Hull, where he has taught since 1966, except for a secondment to the University of Malawi for the period 1978-81. His other main works include The Esperanto Movement, T. Cullen Young: Missionary and Anthropologist, The Tanzanian Peasantry (co-editor) and Swaziland: Contemporary Social and Economic Issues (co-editor). PROFESSOR MICHAEL HITCHCOCK now holds the Chair of Tourism in the Business School, University of North London. He previously taught in the Centre for South-East Asian Studies at the University of Hull. His other main works include Tourism in South-East Asia, Bali, the Imaginary Museum and Images of Malay-Indonesian Identity. DR FRANCIS F. LYIMO is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam. He is co-editor of The Party Policy and its Implementation and The History of the TANU Party, 1954-77.

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Preface Acknowledgements Glossary The Peopling of Africa Theories of Race and Ethnicity Racism, Racialism and Segregation in the African Context Europeans in East Africa Postscript: French and Portuguese Colonial Rule Asians in East Africa Ethnic Factors in National Integration Postscript: Developments in Rwanda and Burundi in the 1990s Religion, Race and Ethnicity in East Africa Ethnicity and Tourism Notes Bibliography Index