Symbols, Conflict, and Identity

Essays in Political Anthropology

von Zdzislaw Mach

312 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book investigates cultural and social identity in contemporary complex societies, focusing especially on Eastern Europe. Mach explains the role of symbols and symbolic forms in he relations between groups and the protection and development of their identities, especially ethnic identity. He places his study within the context of social order and the structure of power, using case studies which deal especially with the significance of politics, state rituals and national identity (Great Britain, Israel, Russia, Poland); in the conflict and displacement of migrating groups (Polish and German); and in regional questions of identity and inter-ethnic relations (Poland, United States, Great Britain).Mach presents a clear conceptual framework for analyzing the symbolic construction of identity. He views cultural identity as a dynamic, creative process which clarifies issues that are particularly significant in contemporary society, such as nationalism, new ethnicity, minority culture, and the cultural dimension of political conflicts.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat
• ISBN: 9780791414668
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.1993
• Größe: 227 x 167 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press