Contesting Recognition: Culture, Identit
β Janice McLaughlin, Peter Phillimore, Diane Richardson (eds.)
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2011
π Palgrave Macmillan UK
π English
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Contesting Recognition: Culture, Identity and Citizenship
β Scribed by Janice McLaughlin, Peter Phillimore, Diane Richardson
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Notes on Contributors......Page 8
Introduction: Why Contesting Recognition?......Page 12
1 Belonging and the Politics of Belonging......Page 31
2 Disability and the Pitfalls of Recognition......Page 47
3 'Normal people': Recognition and the Middle Classes......Page 64
4 Biological Citizenship in Aotearoa/New Zealand......Page 85
5 From the Stranger to 'the Other': The Politics of Cosmopolitan Beirut......Page 106
6 Naming Ourselves: Recognising Racism and Mestizaje in Mexico......Page 133
7 Lesbian and Gay Parents' Sexual Citizenship: Recognition, Belonging and (Re)classification......Page 155
8 The Paradox of Recognition: Success or Stigma for Children with Learning Disabilities......Page 177
9 'The Rush to (East) German History': Recognising Memory and Belonging......Page 198
References......Page 217
Index......Page 237
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