This book focuses on the strategic manipulation of ethnic identity by the Mukogodo of Kenya. It is about how Mukogodo people changed their way of life to a radically different one, that is their change as Maasai people, giving them a new way of living, a new language, and a new set of beliefs.

Cronk, Lee

Series Editor Preface -- Preface -- Koisa's People -- "People Who Live in Rocks" -- From Mukogodo to Maasai -- Poverty as Routine -- Boys and Girls, Words and Deeds -- Are They Maasai Yet? -- Postscript: What You Can Do