Ethnicity and nationalism : anthropological perspectives / Thomas Hylland Eriksen.

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Eriksen, Thomas Hylland [author.]

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TextSeries: Anthropology, culture, and societyPublisher: London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2010Distributor: New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave MacmillanEdition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource (x, 246 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781849645669
1849645663
1783710551
9781783710553

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethnicity and nationalism.DDC classification:

305.8 22

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GN495.6 .E75 2010eb

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Contents:

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.

Review: "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

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-236) and index.

"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

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists.