Ethnicity as a Political Resource: Conceptualizations across Disciplines, Regions, and PeriodsUniversity of Cologne Forum »Ethnicity as a Political Resource« How is ethnicity viewed by scholars of different academic disciplines? Can its emergences be compared in various regions of the world? How can it be conceptualized with specific reference to distinct historical periods? This book shows in a uniquely and innovative way the broad range of approaches to the political uses of ethnicity, both in contemporary settings and from a historical perspective. Its scope is multidisciplinary and spans across the globe. It is a suitable resource for teaching material. With its short contributions, it conveys central points of how to understand and analyze ethnicity as a political resource. |
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Ethnicity as a political resource in different regions of the world | 97 |
Ethnicity as a political resource across different historical periods | 169 |
Authors | 253 |
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20th century actors African Alianza altepetl Anthropology Anuak approach Araucanía argue autochthony belonging Botswana Büschges Cambridge Cameroon Chile Chilean China Chinese Cubans citizenship claims collective identity colonial Latin comparative comparison concept of ethnicity constructed context Cuba Cuban revolution cultural anthropology debate defined deixis descent discourse of indigeneity distinctions dominant economic elite emic empires ethnic communities ethnic conflict ethnic deixis ethnic groups ethnic identity Europe European example focus Fredrik Barth Gabbert Gambella region global indigenous Guangzhou Hai//om human rights ibid identifying idiographic immigrants indigenous rights movement individual institutions language Latin America Maasai Mapuche Mbororo Mesoamerica migration militia minority policy minzu modern morena multicultural natural nomothetic organizations Owambo pastoralists perspective Pohl political resource population racial reference relations revolution scholars Shaoguan situation social society Sociology Spanish specific strategies studies term indigenous University of Cologne University Press Uyghur Xiaobei Xinjiang