{"product_id":"strategic-acts-in-the-study-vaia-touna-9781781790731","title":"Strategic Acts in the Study of Identity: Towards a Dynamic Theory of People and Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrategic Acts in the Study of Identity\u003c\/em\u003e is a multi-authored work that tackles the problem of how to examine the historicity of identity. Six scholars of religion, all members of the Culture on the Edge group, engage in a constructive dialogue mediating and critically cross-examining issues of identity formation, suggesting ways of achieving greater theoretical clarity in the study of identity--or better, identity claims--as it takes shape over time and space. The volume is divided into three sites, or what we might call three situations, each of which is representative of a specific act, such as for example, the strategic acts of classification, appropriation, and comparison. Each site then consists of a main chapter, a response from another scholar (who presses further the point of the main chapter while inviting its author to reflect upon their initial argument) and a reply from the author of the main chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, the volume includes an appendix with a series of posts that originally appeared at the blog for Culture on the Edge. These theoretically challenging posts, also investigating the volume's three main areas, further exemplify and model a different way of approach in the study of identity. Although \u003cem\u003eStrategic Acts in the Study of Identity\u003c\/em\u003e is not a textbook, and while challenging for any reader, it can serve as a great pedagogical tool for professors who wish to use the book in their classes not only within religious studies but in any class that touches on issues of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vaia Touna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781790736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781790731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Vaia Touna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942771622143,"sku":"9781781790731","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6400b048-9c50-4354-8f91-83367fc4dd00.jpg?v=1681494259","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strategic-acts-in-the-study-vaia-touna-9781781790731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}