Grammars of Identity / Alterity: A Structural Approach

Gerd Baumann (Curatore)

Andre Gingrich (Curatore)

Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2005

Issues of the construction of Self and Other, normally in the context of social exclusion of those perceived as different, have assumed a new urgency. This collection offers a fresh perspective on the ongoing debates on these questions in the social sciences and the humanities by focusing specifically on one theoretical proposition, namely, that the seemingly universal processes of identity formation and exclusion of the 'other' can be differentiated according to three modalities. All contributors directly engage with rigorous empirical testing and theoretical cross-examination of this proposition. Their results have direct implications not only for a more differentiated understanding of collective identities, but also for a better understanding of extreme collective violence and genocide.

• Curatore: Gerd Baumann, Andre Gingrich
• Editore: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
• Collana: EASA Series
• Anno: 2005
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 240 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 485 gr.
• EAN: 9781571816986

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