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Remaking identities : God, nation, and race in world history /

For centuries conquerors, missionaries, and political movements acting in the name of a single god, nation, or race have sought to remake human identities. Tracing the rise of exclusive forms of identity over the past 1500 years, this innovative book explores both the creation and destruction of exc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lieberman, Benjamin, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated / [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For centuries conquerors, missionaries, and political movements acting in the name of a single god, nation, or race have sought to remake human identities. Tracing the rise of exclusive forms of identity over the past 1500 years, this innovative book explores both the creation and destruction of exclusive identities. Benjamin Lieberman focuses on two critical phases of world history: the age of holy war and conversion, and the age of nationalism and racism. He convincingly shows that efforts to transplant and expand new identities have paradoxically generated long periods of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 307 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442213951
1442213957
1299288863
9781299288867