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

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Description 1 online resource (259 pages) : some illustrations Series Global studies (Bielefeld, Germany) Global studies (Bielefeld, Germany) 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 Summary 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 Analysis Africa Asia Cultural Studies Cultural Theory Culture Ethnology Europe History Latin America Policy Political Theory Politics Notes International conference proceedings Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode Print version record In Knowledge Unlatched Subject Ethnicity -- Political aspects -- Congresses Ethnicity -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses Minorities -- Congresses Interdisciplinary research -- Congresses Cultural pluralism -- Congresses Multiculturalism -- Congresses Society and social sciences Society and social sciences. Sociology and anthropology. Anthropology. Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography Mod Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. Cultural pluralism Ethnicity Ethnicity -- Political aspects Interdisciplinary research Minorities Multiculturalism Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings History Form Electronic book ISBN 9783839430132 3839430135 3837630137 9783837630138

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