{"product_id":"symbols-conflict-and-identity-zdzislaw-mach-9780791414668","title":"Symbols, Conflict, and Identity: Essays in Political Anthropology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates cultural and social identity in contemporary complex societies, focusing especially on Eastern Europe. Mach explains the role of symbols and symbolic forms in he relations between groups and the protection and development of their identities, especially ethnic identity. He places his study within the context of social order and the structure of power, using case studies which deal especially with the significance of politics, state rituals and national identity (Great Britain, Israel, Russia, Poland); in the conflict and displacement of migrating groups (Polish and German); and in regional questions of identity and inter-ethnic relations (Poland, United States, Great Britain).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMach presents a clear conceptual framework for analyzing the symbolic construction of identity. He views cultural identity as a dynamic, creative process which clarifies issues that are particularly significant in contemporary society, such as nationalism, new ethnicity, minority culture, and the cultural dimension of political conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zdzislaw Mach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791414663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791414668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.58w x 0.68d","brand":"Zdzislaw Mach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438007398655,"sku":"9780791414668","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dff09d48-6817-4882-9690-0bea4ae1a514.jpg?v=1777168167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/symbols-conflict-and-identity-zdzislaw-mach-9780791414668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}