Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives

Download or read book Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives written by Thomas Hylland Eriksen and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ethnicity and Nationalism, Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that far from being an immutable property of groups, ethnicity is a dynamic and shifting aspect of social relationships. Drawing on a wide range of classic and recent studies in anthropology and sociology, Eriksen examines the relationship between ethnicity, class, gender and nationhood, as well as current issues of racism, globalization and multiculturalism. Influential theories are presented and critically compared in a lucid and comprehensive manner. A core text for all students of social anthropology and related subjects, Ethnicity and Nationalism has been a leading introduction to the field since its original publication in 1993. New topics in this edition include cultural property rights, the role of genetics in the public understanding of identification, commercialisation of identity, and the significance of the internet.