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Cultivating political and public identity: Why plumage matters
| Material Type | E-Book |
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| Publisher | Manchester : Manchester University Press |
| Year | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
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| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
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| Contents | Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Plumage; 2 Cultivating identity; 3 Top people are different: association and distinction in politics and religion; 4 Caps of liberty: the oddity of democracy; 5 Reformations, revolutions, continuity, and counter-reformations; 6 The plumage of Britannia; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes | "Throughout the twentieth century, everyone from Marxists to economic individualists assumed that social and political activity was driven by the rational pursuit of material gain. Today, the fundamental importance of the cultivation and preservation of identity is finally re-emerging. In this book, Rodney Barker explores the rich fabric of speech, dress, diet and the built environment from which human identity is made. The colour of a scarf or the accent of a conversation can unite people or divide them, and the smallest detail can play its part in signalling who are allies and who are enemies. Identity simultaneously generates equality and inequality - it is both the engine of public life and the cause of its confusion and conflict - and a better understanding of its subtleties is crucial if we are to confront the tensions that it produces in society. Synthesising methods and ideas from numerous disciplines - including history, political science, anthropology, law and sociology - Barker presents a picture of human life as more than just a collection of material interests. His ultimate aim is to show that no human activity is trivial or meaningless, that everything counts and plumage matters." Open Access English Includes bibliographical references and index London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Authors | *Barker, Rodney. |
| Subjects | LCSH:Electronic book BSH: FREE:Citizenship FREE:Community FREE:Dress FREE:Food FREE:Identity FREE:Identity politics FREE:Politics FREE:Religion FREE:Social cohesion FREE:Speech LCSH:Political sociology LCSH:Identity (Psychology) FREE:Anthropology FREE:History FREE:History: specific events and topics FREE:Humanities FREE:Political science and theory FREE:Politics and government FREE:Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography Mod Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography FREE:Social and cultural history FREE:Society and social sciences Society and social sciences FREE:Sociology and anthropology FREE:POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy All Subject Search BISACSH:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural All Subject Search BISACSH:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture All Subject Search FREE:Identity (Psychology) FREE:Political sociology FREE:Society & Social Sciences -- Politics & government -- Political science & theory All Subject Search |
| Classification | DC:306.2 |
| ID | ED00003823 |
| ISBN | 9781526114600 |
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