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An analysis of responses to the "Gaelic renaissance" in a Scottish Hebridean community, this text includes description of everyday conceptions of belonging as well as interpretations of cultural policy such as crofting, local history, religion and community development.

This volume considers the meanings behind the phenomena called "tourism", the interactions between people labelled "tourists" and the people and places they visit. By focusing on the negotiation of "identity", the symbolic aspects of tourism rituals can be understood.

Defining "home" as "where one best knows oneself", this text explores the various ways in which people perceive themselves to be "at home" in society. A series of case studies show that for a world of travellers, labour migrants and commuters, "home" is found in behavioural routines.

Following recent events in Eastern Europe, questions surrounding European identity seem more pressing than ever. This volume explores, through a series of ethnographic case studies, the construction and experience of identities in Western Europe.

Examining the significant relations among art, identity and politics in the modern world, this text investigates the internal and external political disputes underlying the "repatriation" of cultural property.

This volume considers the meanings behind the phenomena called "tourism", the interactions between people labelled "tourists" and the people and places they visit. By focusing on the negotiation of "identity", the symbolic aspects of tourism rituals can be understood.

Through a series of ethnographic case studies, this title explores the construction and experience of identities in Western Europe. It includes the case studies that look at the people who are similarly diverse: nationalists and members of the Communist party as well as rural and urban populations.

Examining the significant relations among art, identity and politics in the modern world, this text investigates the internal and external political disputes underlying the "repatriation" of cultural property.

This book considers the multiple roles ethnicity plays in fostering territorial conflicts, both violent and non-violent, across the globe. It shows how human behaviour is affected by the multiple ways in which people identify with land, topography and natural resources.

This book considers the multiple roles ethnicity plays in fostering territorial conflicts, both violent and non-violent, across the globe. It shows how human behaviour is affected by the multiple ways in which people identify with land, topography and natural resources.