Ethnicity and Nationalism - Anthropological Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962 – 2024) was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). He was among the most highly cited anthropologists of his generation, and his classic and accessible textbook Small Places, Large Issues remains a cornerstone in anthropology courses. His later books, including Overheating , tackled the important issue of climate change within the discipline. Klappentext In "Ethnicity and Nationalism," Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that far from being an immutable property of groups, ethnicity is a dynamic and shifting aspect of social relationships. Drawing on a wide range of classic and recent studies in anthropology and sociology, Eriksen examines the relationship between ethnicity, class, gender and nationhood, as well as current issues of racism, globalization and multiculturalism. Influential theories are presented and critically compared in a lucid and comprehensive manner. A core text for all students of social anthropology and related subjects, "Ethnicity and Nationalism" has been a leading introduction to the field since its original publication in 1993. New topics in this edition include cultural property rights, the role of genetics in the public understanding of identification, commercialisation of identity, and the significance of the internet. Zusammenfassung New edition of this core text for all students of social anthropology. Additions include cultural property rights and commercialisation of identity.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Eriksen Thomas Hylland
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2010
• EAN: 9780745330433
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3043-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society; Anthropology, Culture and Society; Anthropology, Culture and Soci
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Nationalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General