Ethnicity as a political resource : conceptualizations across disciplines, regions, and periods / University of Cologne Forum "Ethnicity as a Political Resource" (edition).

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TextSeries: Global studies (Bielefeld, Germany)Publisher: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (259 pages) : some illustrationsContent type:

text

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9783839430132
3839430135
3837630137
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GN495.6 .E8842 2015

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface of the editors -- Introduction: Ethnicity as a political resource viewed by scholars from different academic disciplines / Becker, Anja Katharina -- Ethnicity from an anthropological perspective / Antweiler, Christoph -- More than meets the eye / Holst, Frederik -- The universal and the particular / Schwarz, Tobias -- Rethinking race from Asian perspectives / Tak, Yasuko -- Ethnicity as social deixis / Widlok, Thomas -- Introduction: Ethnicity as a political resource in different regions of the world / Krämer, Mario -- Politicizing ethnicity ethnicizing politics / Büschges, Christian -- The contestation over the indigenous in Africa / Feyissa, Dereje -- Zeleke, Meron -- Ethnicity as a political resource / Pelican, Michaela -- Ethnicity or nationality? / Yuan, Li Xi -- Introduction: Ethnicity as a political resource across different historical periods / Albiez-Wieck, Sarah -- Ethnicity in history / Gabbert, Wolfgang -- Political uses of ethnicity in early medieval Europe / Pohl, Walter -- The work of race in colonial Peru / OToole, Rachel Sarah -- Araucanos or Mapuches? / Sáez-Arance, Antonio -- Chinese in the Cuban revolution / Manke, Albert -- Authors.

In: Knowledge UnlatchedSummary: 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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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.