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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170989803321

Autore

Banks Marcus

Titolo

Ethnicity : anthropological constructions / / Marcus Banks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996

ISBN

1-134-89960-2

1-280-06778-0

1-134-89961-0

0-415-07801-6

0-203-41793-3

Descrizione fisica

viii, 210 p

Disciplina

305.8/001

Soggetti

Anthropology - Philosophy

Ethnic relations

Ethnicity - Philosophy

Sociology - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction : basic positions and the life of an idea -- 2. Ethnicity unearthed -- 3. Ethnicity and race in the United States -- 4. Ethnicity and race in Britain -- 5. Ethnicity and nationalism -- 6. Ethnicity unbound -- 7. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Ethnicity has been a key concept in anthropology and sociology for many years, yet many people still seem uncertain as to its meaning, its relevance, and its relationship to other concepts such as race' and nationalism. In Ethnicity: Anthropological Constructions the major anthropological and sociological approaches to ethnicity, covering much of the significant literature and leading authors, are outlined clearly and concisely.