[Review of] Verad Amit-Talai and Caroline Knowles, eds. Re-Situating Identities: The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Authors

David Covin

Orginal Publication Date

1996

Journal Title

Ethnic Studies Review

Volume

19

Issue

esr/vol19/iss2

First Page

225

Last Page

226

Abstract

While the lead title of this book, Re-Situating Identities, is entirely on target, the subtitle, The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture, is far off the mark. The book is primarily about identity. It has precious little to do with politics. This might be apparent from the contributors, whom the editors identify as sociologists, anthropologists, and cultural theorists. There is not a political scientist among them. The omission, however, is not necessarily indicative of an absence of politics, because sociologists, anthropologists, and cultural theorists often write good politics. That is not the case in this instance. Though the editors make allusions to the politics of scholars and postmodernists and though there are references to politics in some of the articles, this book is not a study of politics.

Rights

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