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Book Synopsis For several years now, the concepts of 'civil culture' and 'civil society' have been widely discussed in the social sciences. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this volume is one of few studies that offer solid and focused ethnographic research on how the tenets and assumptions of civil culture are inculcated in schools. The authors examined school curricula, texts and pedagogical practices, observed daily interaction within the schools and outside, and conducted numerous interviews and discussion groups. The experience of students from Turkish backgrounds in the four countries was given special attention, thus offering valuable insights into the changing dynamics of nation-state civil cultures in multicultural societies.
Trade Review “The result is a truly innovative approach to contrasting ideas and practices of building civil cultures.” · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Table of Contents Preface
Introduction: Nation-state, Schools and Civil Enculturation
Gerd Baumann
PART I: FOUR CIVIL CULTURES AT SCHOOL
Chapter 1. The School as a Place in its Social Space
Gerd Baumann and Thijl Sunier
Chapter 2. Representing the Nation in History Textbooks
Werner Schiffauer and Thijl Sunier
Chapter 3. Taxonomies of Cultural Difference: Constructions of Otherness
Sabine Mannitz and Werner Schiffauer
Chapter 4. The Place of Religion in Four Civil Cultures
Sabine Mannitz
Chapter 5. Muslim Headscarves in Four Nation-states and Schools
Beate Collet
PART II: CIVIL ENCULTURATION AND DISCURSIVE ASSIMILATION
Chapter 6. National Language and Mother Tongue
Thijl Sunier
Chapter 7. Regimes of Discipline and Civil Conduct in Berlin and Paris
Sabine Mannitz
Chapter 8. Argumentative Strategies
Thijl Sunier
Chapter 9. Pupils’ Negotiations of Cultural Difference: Identity Management and Discursive Assimilation
Sabine Mannitz
Epilogue: Limitations, Convergence and Cross-overs
Sabine Mannitz
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
