Why and how do contemporary questions of culture so readily become highly charged questions of identity? The question of cultural identity lies at the heart of

Questions of Identity treats four varieties of conceptions of individual and social identity. This interdisciplinary book describes and analyzes four trends of

"A spectacular collection of essays by the most noted theorists of identity. The book well frames the issues around identity that presently are defining living

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What is really happening when people either individually or in groups identify with particular definitions of themselves or strike out to take up new identities