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Reimagining culture : histories, identities and the Gaelic Renaissance / Sharon Macdonald.

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Since the 1960s, policies to 'revive' minority cultures and languages have flourished. But what does it mean to have a 'cultural identity'? And are minorities as deeply attached to their languages and traditions as revival policies suppose? This book is a sophisticated analysis o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Macdonald, Sharon (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Series:Berg ethnic identities series.
Subjects:
Skye, Island of (Scotland) > Civilization.
Scottish Gaelic language > Dialects > Scotland > Skye, Island of.
Community life > Scotland > Skye, Island of.
Group identity > Scotland > Skye, Island of.
Civilization.
Community life.
Group identity.
Scottish Gaelic language > Dialects.
Scotland > Island of Skye.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Histories 2 'Our Language, Our Heritage': Imagining Gaelic Culture 3 'The Crofting Community': Land, Religion and the Formation of the Highland People Part II: Identities 4 'A Way of Life': Crofting, Tradition and People 5 'Being Part of the Place': On Belonging 6 'The Last Bastion': The Highland Churches Part III: Cultural Renaissance 7 'From Strength to Strength': Community Revival 8 'Saving the Gaelic': Language Revival and Identity 9 Reflections on Reimagining.

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