Perplexities of identification : anthropological studies in cultural differentiation and the use of resources

Author(s)

    • Driessen, Henk
    • Otto, Ton

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Perplexities of identification : anthropological studies in cultural differentiation and the use of resources

edited by Henk Driessen and Ton Otto

Aarhus University Press, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Explores how identities emerge, persist and change and which power resources are tapped in the course of this process.

Table of Contents

  • Protean Perplexities: An Introduction
  • Relatives and Rivals: The Narcissism of Minor Differences
  • The Two Deaths of Basem Rishmawi: Identity Constructions and Reconstructions in a Muslim-Christian Palestinian Community
  • A Case of Identities: Multiple Personality Disorder
  • Ritual and Conflicting Identifications: The Case of a Female Bricoleur
  • Indigenous Struggles and the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  • Dissimulations: Representing Ladakhi Identity
  • 'We Are Still One But Still Different': Communality and Diversity in Aboriginal Australia
  • Cultural Resources of Elite Identity: The Vicissitudes of the Polish Gentry
  • Thinking Together What Falls Apart: Some Reflections on the Concept of Identity.

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  • NCID
    BA52057343
  • ISBN
    • 8772888180
  • Country Code
    dk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Aarhus
  • Pages/Volumes
    265 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Subject Headings
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