{"product_id":"grammars-of-identity-alterity-a-structural-approach-9781845451080","title":"Grammars of Identity \/ Alterity: A Structural","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIssues 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“A short review cannot do justice to the richness of this, or to the problems posed by its analytical framework…This is a thought-provoking, problematic even troubling volume with many excellent chapters.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This book's strength is two-fold. First, as an edited volume it was delightfully cohesive, with each author considering the same set of basic questions, and utilizing the three grammars as a frame for examining identity in their various contexts…The second core strength for me is the fluid treatment of both structural and agentic aspects of identity…I found this a stimulating volume and think it has much to offer for readers interested in better understanding identity processes.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Anthropology and Education Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tForeword\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGerd Baumann\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAndre Gingrich\u003c\/i\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eSTEP I: FROM AN ESSENTIALISED USE OF 'OTHERING' TO A DIFFERENTIATION OF GRAMMARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Conceptualising Identities: Anthropological Alternatives to Essentialising Difference and Moralizing about Othering\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAndre Gingrich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Grammars of Identity\/Alterity: A Structural Approach\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGerd Baumann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eSTEP II: FROM A REPERTOIRE OF GRAMMARS TO HIERARCHIES AND POWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Othering the Scapegoat in Nepal: The Ritual of Ghantakarna\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMichael Mühlich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e German Grammars of Identity\/Alterity: A Diachronic View\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAnne Friederike Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Alterity as Celebration, Alterity as Threat: A Comparison of Grammars between Brazil and Denmark\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eInger Sjørslev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eSTEP III: FROM POWER TO VIOLENCE - WHEN GRAMMARS IMPLODE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Completing or Competing ? Contexts of Hmong Selfing\/Othering in Laos\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChristian Postert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘Out of the Race’: The Poiesis of Genocide in Mass Media Discourses in Côte d’Ivoire\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eKarel Arnaut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Dehumanization as a Double-Edged Sword: From Boot-Camp Animals to Killing Machines\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJojada Verrips\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eSTEP IV: FROM TESTING GRAMMARS TO WIDENING THE DEBATE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Between Structure and Agency: From the langue of Hindutva Identity Construction to the parole of Lived Experience\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChristian Karner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Encompassment and its Discontents: The Rmeet and the Lowland Lao\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGuido Sprenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Debating Grammars: Arguments and Prospects\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGerd Baumann\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAndre Gingrich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tSubject Index\u003cbr\u003e \tName Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042964767063,"sku":"9781845451080","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845451080.jpg?v=1750956428","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/grammars-of-identity-alterity-a-structural-approach-9781845451080","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}