Cultural contestation in ethnic conflict / Marc Howard Ross
- Author
- Ross, Marc Howard
- Published
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2007]
- Copyright Date
- ©2007
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 360 pages) : illustrations, maps
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- Series
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Introduction : easy questions and hard answers, what are they fighting about? -- The political psychology of competing narratives -- Narratives and performance : ritual enactment and psychocultural dramas in ethnic conflict -- Loyalist parades in Northern Ireland as recurring psychocultural dramas -- Where is Barcelona? Imagining the nation without a state -- Digging up the past to contest the present : politics and archeology in Jerusalem's old city -- Dressed to express : Islamic headscarves in French schools -- The politics of memory and memorialization in post-apartheid South Africa -- Enlarging South Africa's symbolic landscape -- Flags, heroes, and statues : inclusive versus exclusive identity markers in the American South -- Culture's central role in ethnic conflict.
- Summary
- Ethnic conflict often focuses on culturally charged symbols and rituals that evoke strong emotions from all sides. Marc Howard Ross examines battles over diverse cultural expressions, including Islamic headscarves in France, parades in Northern Ireland, holy sites in Jerusalem and Confederate flags in the American South to propose a psychocultural framework for understanding ethnic conflict, as well as barriers to, and opportunities for, its mitigation. His analysis explores how culture frames interests, structures demand-making and shapes how opponents can find common ground to produce constructive outcomes to long-term disputes. He focuses on participants' accounts of conflict to identify emotionally significant issues, and the power of cultural expressions to link individuals to larger identities and shape action. Ross shows that, contrary to popular belief, culture does not necessarily exacerbate conflict; rather, the constructed nature of psychocultural narratives can facilitate successful conflict mitigation through the development of more inclusive narratives and identities.
- Subject(s)
- Ethnic conflict
- Culture conflict
- Ethnopsychology
- Culture shock
- Conflits ethniques
- Conflit culturel
- Ethnopsychologie
- SOCIAL SCIENCE—Anthropology—Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE—Discrimination & Race Relations
- SOCIAL SCIENCE—Minority Studies
- Minderheitenfrage
- Kulturkonflikt
- Ethnischer Konflikt
- Konflikt
- Ethnizität
- Affrontements ethniques—Aspect psychologique
- Voiles islamiques—France—Règlements—1990-
- Nationalités—Europe
- Juifs—Persécutions—20e siècle—Aspect psychologique
- Palestiniens—Politique et gouvernement—1948-—Aspect psychologique
- Conflit israélo-arabe—Aspect psychologique
- Conflit culturel—Aspect psychologique
- Mémoire collective—Aspect politique—Afrique du Sud
- Mémoire collective—Aspect politique—États-Unis
- Religion et politique—Grande-Bretagne—Irlande du Nord (GB)
- Unionisme (politique irlandaise)
- Jérusalem—Politique et gouvernement—Histoire
- ISBN
- 9780511286216 (electronic bk.)
051128621X (electronic bk.)
0511285477 (electronic bk.)
9780511285479 (electronic bk.)
0511282273 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780511282270 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
0511321074 (e-book)
9780511321078 (e-book)
9780511491115 (ebook)
0511491115
9780521870139
0521870135
9780521690324
0521690323
0511283873
9780511283871
0511284675
9780511284670 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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