Ethnic boundary making : institutions, power, networks /

"Why does ethnicity matter in certain societies and contexts but not in others? Drawing on the boundary-making perspective first championed by anthropologist Fredrick Barth, Andreas Wimmer introduces a comparative analytic of ethnic group formation. He analyzes how and why ethnic boundaries are...

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Main Author:	Wimmer, Andreas
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Series:	Oxford studies in culture & politics.
Subjects:	Ethnicity > Political aspects. Boundaries > Political aspects. Politics and culture. Ethnic barriers. Ethnic relations. Ethnicité > Aspect politique. Frontières > Aspect politique. Politique et culture. Frontières ethniques. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies. Society. Ethnic barriers Ethnic relations Ethnicity > Political aspects Politics and culture Ethnizität Ethnische Beziehungen Konflikt Ausgleich Electronic books.
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by Wimmer, Andreas
Published 2013

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