Contesting recognition culture, identity and citizenship /

This book explores the social and political significance of contemporary recognition contests in areas such as disability, race and ethnicity, nationalism, class and sexuality, drawing on accounts from Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East and Australasia.

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Group Author: McLaughlin, Janice; Phillimore, Peter; Richardson, Diane
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Identity studies in the social sciences
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230348905
Summary: This book explores the social and political significance of contemporary recognition contests in areas such as disability, race and ethnicity, nationalism, class and sexuality, drawing on accounts from Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East and Australasia.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230280502.
Carrier Form: 240 p.
ISBN: 9780230280502
9780230348905 :
0230348904 :
CLC: D771.238
Contents: Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Contesting Recognition-- J.McLaughlin, P.Phillimore & D.Richardson Belonging and the Politics of Belonging-- N.Yuval-Davis Disability and the Pitfalls of Recognition-- J.Leach Scully 'Normal People': Recognition and the Middle Classes-- S.Lawler Biological Citizenship in Aotearoa/New Zealand-- R.Fitzgerald From the Stranger to 'the Other': The Politics of Cosmopolitan Beirut-- S.Seidman Naming Ourselves: Recognising Racism and Mestizaje in Mexico-- M.Moreno Figueroa Lesbian and Gay Parents' Sexual Citizenship: Recognition, Belonging and (Re)classificati