Fracturing Resemblances: Identity and Mimetic Conflict in Melanesia and the West
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Western societies draw crucially on concepts of the 'individual' in constructing their images of the ethnic group and nation and define these in terms of difference. This study explores the implications of these constructs for Western understanding of social order and ethnic conflicts. Comparing them with the forms of cultural identity characteristic of Melanesia as they have developed since pre-colonial times, the author arrives at a surprising...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1845450973
ISBN13:9781845450977
Release Date:December 2006
Publisher:Berghahn Books
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.58 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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