Perplexities of identification : anthropological studies in cultural differentiation and the use of resources / edited by Henk Driessen and Ton Otto.

Other author Driessen, Henk.
Other author Otto, Ton.
Format Book
Publication InfoAarhus [Denmark] ; Oakville, CT : Aarhus University Press, ©2000.
Description265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Protean perplexities: an introduction / Ton Otto, Henk Driessen -- Relatives and rivals: the narcissism of minor differences / Anton Blok -- The two deaths of Basem Rishmawi: identity constructions and reconstructions in a Muslim-Christian Palestinian community / Glenn Bowman -- A case of identities: multiple personality disorder / Poul Pedersen -- Ritual and conflicting identifications: the case of a female bricoleur / Louise Thoonen -- Indigenous struggles and the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie / Jonathan Friedman -- Dissimulations: representing Ladakhi identity / Martijn van Beek -- 'We are one but still different': communality and diversity in aboriginal Australia / Ad Borsboom, Janneke Hulsker -- Cultural resources of elite identity: the vicissitudes of the Polish gentry / Longina Jakubowska -- Thinking together what falls apart: some reflections on the concept of identity / Hans Siebers.
General noteBased on papers presented at a conference entitled Multi-Tiered Identifications and Cultural Resources held in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 16-17 January 1998.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN8772888180

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Joyner General Stacks GN495.6 .P47 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold