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The Perils of Belonging: Autochthony, Citizenship, and Exclusion in Africa and Europe (1st Edition) by Peter Geschiere Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-226-28965-6 / 0226289656 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-28965-6 / 9780226289656 Despite being told that we now live in a cosmopolitan world, more and more people have begun to assert their identities in ways that are deeply rooted in the local. These claims of autochthony—meaning “born from the soil”—seek to establish an irrefutable, primordial right to belong and are often emp |