Inside European Identities
Ethnography in Western Europe
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-85496-888-6 (ISBN)
Description
Following recent events in Eastern Europe, questions surrounding European identity seem more pressing than ever. This volume explores, through a series of ethnographic case studies, the construction and experience of identities in Western Europe. All of the case studies are based on fieldwork, and in geographical scope range from Wales to the Basque country; from Corsica to the Lake District. The peoples they look at are similarly diverse: nationalists and members of the Communist party; rural and urban populations. The essays illustrate the ways in which detailed ethnographic case studies can illuminate how identities are lived by ordinary people.
Reviews / Votes
'...it is well-written, the contributions are interesting and make a real contribution to the state of the art...all the papers are provocative in the best sense of the word...be sure to read it.'Bulletin of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe'...the issues it raises and the conclusions it presents are applicable to the core populations of the EC which are struggling with many of the same issues.'European Community Studies Association NewsletterMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85496-888-6 (9780854968886)
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Person
Sharon Macdonald, Social Anthropology, University of Manchester
Content
Identity complexes in Western Europe - social anthropological perspectives; ethnicity as revolutionary strategy - communist identity construction in Italy; who can tell the tale? texts and the problem of generational and social identity in a Tuscan rural commune; at play with identity in the Basque arena; good to be French? conflicts of identity in North Catalonia; becoming Celtic in Corsica; the marching seasons in Northern Ireland - an expression of politico-religious identity; Wales from within - conflicting interpretations of Welsh identity; Copeland - Cumbria's best kept secret; the construction of difference - anthropological approach to stereotypes.