Jacqueline Knörr

Gebundenes Buch

Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia

Beschreibung

Contributes to understanding of identity formation in ethnically and religiously diverse post-colonial societies Analyzes social, political and historical contexts of Creoleness at both grass-roots and State level Describes how different sections of society engage with creole identity in order to promote collective identification, transcending ethnic and religious boundaries,

Autor

Jacqueline Knörr is Head of Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and Extraordinary Professor at the Martin Luther University in Halle/Saale, Germany. She was brought up in Ghana and Germany and conducted extensive field research in Indonesia, West Africa and Central Europe. She has worked as Senior Lecturer, Senior Researcher, University Professor, Scientific Director, Consultant and Political Advisor. Her research and publications focus on the political anthropology of postcolonial societies, decolonization, nationalism, identity politics, ethno-linguistics, gender, and childhood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781782382683
• ISBN-10: 1782382682
• Artikelnr.: 40855973