The Politics of Ethnic Consciousness (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333674093)

The Politics of Ethnic Consciousness criticizes essentialist and unitary notions of ethnicity and shows the complex interaction between historical processes, recent political developments and competing views within and about ethnic groups. Welcoming the social constructionist turn, the editors disagree with its overemphasis on the arbitrary character of ethnic identification and the neglect of political economy. Contributions on such diverse regions as Brazil, Ghana, Macedonia and Sri Lanka, examine the multivocal process of the construction and reconstruction of ethnic identities through time.

Author: C. Govers
ISBN-10: 033367409X
ISBN-13: 9780333674093
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 07/16/1997
Pages: 377
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d