Community Identity

by Pauline Kollontai

Book Overview

The understanding of identity in relation to community has been a focus of academic studies in recent years. An exclusive self-understanding of the identity of one's own community, coupled with a hostile attitude toward other communities, often leads to communal conflicts. In particular, it is important to notice the significance of religion in the re-shaping of community identities in this process. This volume focuses first on communal or corporate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567031578
• ISBN13: 9780567031570
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"