Ethnicity and nationalism : anthropological perspectives

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Title:

Author:

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland.

ISBN:

9780745330426

9780745330433

Personal Author:

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Physical Description:

x, 246 p. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Anthropology, culture, and society.

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.

Subject Term:

Ethnicity.

Ethnic groups.

Nationalism.

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Summary

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.