S. Fenton - Böcker

The prominence of ethnonational identities and movements is of increasing interest and concern. But the nature and importance of these identities remain ill understood. This title breaks significant ground by exploring the complex dimensions of ethnonational identity claims, their political mobilisation, and a wide variety of comparative contexts in which they are found. Including case studies from the Quebecois to the Maori and from Kashmiri nationalism to inter-ethnic competition in the Caribbean, it should be of interest to all those with an interest or involvement in the fields of ethnicity, nationalism and identity politics.

The nature of the connection between economic action and structure and ethnic identities receives here an incisive re-examination. The question is addressed theoretically by revisiting the "race and class" debate and by a wide ranging review of the contexts in which the conjuncture of ethnicity economy is worked out. It is also addressed empirically in a series of case studies of ethnically defined groups and their articulation with the economy. A combination of established authors and new researchers have made a useful contribution to the field.

The prominence of ethnonational identities and movements is of increasing interest and concern in today's world. Ethnonational Identities breaks significant new ground by exploring the complex dimensions of ethnonational identity claims, their political mobilisation, and a wide variety of comparative contexts in which they are found.