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Making the Maasai: revisiting the history of Rift Valley Maa-speakers c.1800–c.1930

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This article offers a re-assessment of Maasai history from 1800 to 1930, taking a critical look at both the existing historiography and the sources on which it is based. It examines how Maasai institutions and group identities adapted to long-term environmental and social challenges, including climate change, disease, conflicts over resources and the advent of colonial overrule, always with survival as the main imperative. What emerges is a more complex and dynamic account of developments in the Central Rift Valley since the end of the eighteenth century.

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  • Richard Waller, 2023. "Making the Maasai: revisiting the history of Rift Valley Maa-speakers c.1800–c.1930," Journal of Eastern African Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(4), pages 615-639, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjeaxx:v:17:y:2023:i:4:p:615-639
    DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2023.2280932
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