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Difference and Sameness As Modes of Integration : Anthropological Perspectives on Ethnicity and Religion.

What does it mean to "fit in?" In this volume of essays, editors Günther Schlee and Alexander Horstmann demystify the discourse on identity, challenging common assumptions about the role of sameness and difference as the basis for inclusion and exclusion. Armed with intimate knowledge of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schlee, Günther
Otros Autores: Horstmann, Alexander
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2017.
Colección:Integration and conflict studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • List of Illustrations Introduction: Difference and Sameness as Modes of Integration; Günther Schlee Chapter 1. Distances and Hierarchies: The Struggle over Ethnic Symbols in Nepal's Public Spaces; Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka Chapter 2. Identity through Difference: Ambivalences of the Social Integration of Mauritania's Former Slaves; Urs Peter Ruf Chapter 3. Identification with the State and Identifications by the State; Günther Schlee Chapter 4. Politics of Belonging and Identity Transformations in Northern Côte d'Ivoire and Western Burkina Faso; Youssouf Diallo Chapter 5. Tanguiéta: Identity Processes and Political History in a Small African Town; Tilo Grätz Chapter 6. Transnational Practices and Post-Soviet Collective Identity; Claus Bech Hansen and Markus Kaiser Chapter 7. Living Together: The Transformation of Multi-Religious Coexistence in Southern Thailand; Alexander Horstmann Chapter 8. Three Dyads Compared: Nuer/Anywaa (Ethiopia), Maasai/Kamba (Kenya), and Evenki/Buryat (Siberia); Günther Schlee Chapter 9. Ruling over Ethnic and Religious Differences: A Comparative Essay on Empires; Günther Schlee Epilogue ; Günther Schlee, Alexander Horstmann, and John Eidson Bibliography; Index.