Ethnic boundary making : institutions, power, networks

Ethnic boundary making : institutions, power, networks / Andreas Wimmer.

Introducing a new comparative theory of ethnicity, Andreas Wimmer shows why ethnicity matters in certain societies and contexts but not in others, and why it is sometimes associated with inequality and exclusion, with political and public debate with closely-held identities, while in other cases eth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wimmer, Andreas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Series:Oxford studies in culture & politics.
Subjects:
Ethnicity > Political aspects.
Boundaries > Political aspects.
Politics and culture.
Ethnic barriers.
Ethnic relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Society.
Ethnic barriers
Ethnic relations
Ethnicity > Political aspects
Politics and culture
Ethnizität
Ethnische Beziehungen
Konflikt
Ausgleich
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Table of Contents:
  • Herder's heritage
  • Strategies and means
  • Conflict and consensus
  • Categorization struggles
  • Network boundaries
  • Culture and closure.

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