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- ISBN: 9781566397230 | 1566397235
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/7/2000
The growing recognition that ethnicity is not fixed and inherent, but elastic and constructed, fuels the essays in this collection. Regarding identity as a dynamic, on-going, formative and transformative process, We Are a People considers narrative -- the creation and maintenance of a common story -- as the keystone in building a sense of peoplehood. Myths of origin, triumph over adversity, migration, and so forth, chart a group's history, while continual additions to the larger narrative stress moving into the future as a people. This is a path-breaking volume, boldly illustrating how ethnic identity works in the real world.