Is ethnicity a result of cultural differences? Is ethnicity dependent on the practical use and belief in cultural differences? Drawing on a wide-range of classic and recent studies in anthropology and sociology, Thomas Hylland Eriksen examines the relationship between ethnicity, class, gender and nationhood. Using the question 'What is ethnicity?' as his starting point, Eriksen examines the interplay between ideology and ethnicity, how the Internet impacts understanding of ethnicity, identity politics, and the commercialisation of identity. Through this, he reveals that far from being an immutable property of groups, ethnicity is a dynamic and shifting aspect of social relationships. A core text for all students of social anthropology and related subjects, Ethnicity and Nationalism has been a leading introduction to the field since its original publication in 1993. This new edition - expanded and thoroughly revised - is indispensable to anyone seriously interested in understanding ethnic phenomena.
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New edition of this core text for all students of social anthropology. Additions include cultural property rights and commercialisation of identity.
Series preface Preface to the third edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition 1. What is ethnicity? 2. Ethnic classification: Us and Them 3. The social organisation of cultural distinctiveness 4. Ethnic identification and ideology 5. Ethnicity in history 6. Nationalism 7. Minorities and the state 8. Identity politics, culture and rights 9. The non-ethnic Bibliography Index
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'As a introduction to the study of ethnicity, [this] book will do excellently'

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780745330433
Publisert
2010
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
407 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
Academic, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256

Biographical note

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). He is the author of numerous classics of anthropology, including Small Places, Large Issues, Ethnicity and Nationalism and What is Anthropology?