Eriksen, Thomas Hylland <br/><br/>
Ethnicity and nationalism :  anthropological perspectives / 
Thomas Hylland Eriksen. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - London ;  New York :  New York :  Pluto Press ;  Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,  2010. 
 - x, 246 p. ;  22 cm. 
 - Anthropology, culture, and society 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-236) and index. 
<br/><br/>What is ethnicity? -- Ethnic classification: us and them -- The social organisation of cultural distinctiveness -- Ethnic identification and ideology -- Ethnicity in history -- Nationalism -- Minorities and the state -- Identity politics, culture and rights -- The non-ethnic. 
<br/><br/> "Ethnicity and nationalism are pervasive features of the contemporary world. How far is ethnicity a result of cultural differences , and how much is it in fact dependent of the practical use of, and belief in, such differences? 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, Eriksen examines the relationship between ethnicity, class, gender and nationhood. A core text for all students of social anthropology, this third edition is indispensable to anyone seriously interested in understanding ethnic phenomena."--Provided by the publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780745330426 (pbk.) 0745330428 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnicity<br/>Ethnic groups<br/>Nationalism
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.8