ISBN:
9781849645669
,
1849645663
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 246 p.)
Edition:
3rd ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Anthropology, culture, and society
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Eriksen, Thomas Hylland Ethnicity and nationalism
DDC:
305.8
Keywords:
Ethnicity
;
Ethnic groups
;
Nationalism
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
Ethnic groups
;
Ethnicity
;
Nationalism
;
Ethnizität
;
Nationale Minderheit
;
Nationalismus
;
Ethnizität
;
Nationalismus
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"Ethnicity and nationalism are pervasive features of the contemporary world. How far is ethnicity a result of cultural differences, and how much is it in fact dependent on the practical use of, and belief in, such differences? Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that far from being an immutable property of groups, ethnicity is a dynamic and shifting aspect of social relationships. Drawing on a wide range of classic and recent studies, Eriksen examines the relationship between ethnicity, class, gender and nationhood in a lucid and comprehensive manner." "A core text for all students of social anthropology and related subjects, this third edition of Ethnicity and Nationalism is indispensable to anyone seriously interested in understanding ethnic phenomena. New topics covered include cultural property rights, the role of genetics in the public understanding of identification, the commercialisation of identity, and the significance of the internet."--Jacket
Abstract:
What is ethnicity? -- Ethnic classification: us and them -- The social organisation of cultural distinctiveness -- Ethnic identification and ideology -- Ethnicity in history -- Nationalism -- Minorities and the state -- Identity politics, culture and rights -- The non-ethnic.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-236) and index. - Description based on print version record
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