Cultivating political and public identity: Why plumage matters.
Barker, Rodney.
Cultivating political and public identity: Why plumage matters. - 1 online resource (272 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Plumage; 2 Cultivating identity; 3 Top people are different: association and distinction in politics and religion; 4 Caps of liberty: the oddity of democracy; 5 Reformations, revolutions, continuity, and counter-reformations; 6 The plumage of Britannia; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Open Access
"Throughout the twentieth century, everyone from Marxists to economic individualists assumed that social and political activity was driven by the rational pursuit of material gain. Today, the fundamental importance of the cultivation and preservation of identity is finally re-emerging. In this book, Rodney Barker explores the rich fabric of speech, dress, diet and the built environment from which human identity is made. The colour of a scarf or the accent of a conversation can unite people or divide them, and the smallest detail can play its part in signalling who are allies and who are enemies. Identity simultaneously generates equality and inequality - it is both the engine of public life and the cause of its confusion and conflict - and a better understanding of its subtleties is crucial if we are to confront the tensions that it produces in society. Synthesising methods and ideas from numerous disciplines - including history, political science, anthropology, law and sociology - Barker presents a picture of human life as more than just a collection of material interests. His ultimate aim is to show that no human activity is trivial or meaningless, that everything counts and plumage matters."
English.
9781526114600 1526114607 9781526114617 1526114615 1526114593 9781526114594 1526114585 9781526114587
10.26530/OAPEN_631396 doi
9781526114617 Ingram Content Group
2017275780
GBB798221 bnb
018377681 Uk
Political sociology.
Identity (Psychology)
Anthropology.
History.
History: specific events and topics.
Humanities.
Political science and theory.
Politics and government.
Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography Mod Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography.
Social and cultural history.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Sociology and anthropology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Identity (Psychology)
Political sociology.
Society & Social Sciences--Politics & government--Political science & theory.
Citizenship Community Dress Food Identity Identity politics Politics Religion Social cohesion Speech
Electronic book.--Electronic books.
JA76
306.2
Cultivating political and public identity: Why plumage matters. - 1 online resource (272 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Plumage; 2 Cultivating identity; 3 Top people are different: association and distinction in politics and religion; 4 Caps of liberty: the oddity of democracy; 5 Reformations, revolutions, continuity, and counter-reformations; 6 The plumage of Britannia; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Open Access
"Throughout the twentieth century, everyone from Marxists to economic individualists assumed that social and political activity was driven by the rational pursuit of material gain. Today, the fundamental importance of the cultivation and preservation of identity is finally re-emerging. In this book, Rodney Barker explores the rich fabric of speech, dress, diet and the built environment from which human identity is made. The colour of a scarf or the accent of a conversation can unite people or divide them, and the smallest detail can play its part in signalling who are allies and who are enemies. Identity simultaneously generates equality and inequality - it is both the engine of public life and the cause of its confusion and conflict - and a better understanding of its subtleties is crucial if we are to confront the tensions that it produces in society. Synthesising methods and ideas from numerous disciplines - including history, political science, anthropology, law and sociology - Barker presents a picture of human life as more than just a collection of material interests. His ultimate aim is to show that no human activity is trivial or meaningless, that everything counts and plumage matters."
English.
9781526114600 1526114607 9781526114617 1526114615 1526114593 9781526114594 1526114585 9781526114587
10.26530/OAPEN_631396 doi
9781526114617 Ingram Content Group
2017275780
GBB798221 bnb
018377681 Uk
Political sociology.
Identity (Psychology)
Anthropology.
History.
History: specific events and topics.
Humanities.
Political science and theory.
Politics and government.
Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography Mod Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography.
Social and cultural history.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Sociology and anthropology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Identity (Psychology)
Political sociology.
Society & Social Sciences--Politics & government--Political science & theory.
Citizenship Community Dress Food Identity Identity politics Politics Religion Social cohesion Speech
Electronic book.--Electronic books.
JA76
306.2