Reimagining Culture - Histories, Identities and the Gaelic Renaissance (Hardcover)

Since the 1960s, policies to 'revive' minority cultures and languages have flourished. But what does it mean to have a 'cultural identity'? And are minorities as deeply attached to their languages and traditions as revival policies suppose? This book is a sophisticated analysis of responses to the 'Gaelic renaissance' in a Scottish Hebridean community. Its description of everyday conceptions of belonging and interpretations of cultural policy takes us into the world of Gaelic playgroups, crofting, local history, religion and community development. Historically and theoretically informed, this book challenges many of the ways in which we conventionally think about ethnic and national identity.
This accessible and engaging account of life in this remote region of Europe provides an original and timely contribution to questions of considerable currency in a broad range of social science disciplines.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Ethnicity and Identity
Release date:	November 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	Sharon MacDonald
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-980-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
LSN:	1-85973-980-6
Barcode:	9781859739808

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