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<p><p>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 of responses to the 'Gaelic renaissance' in a Scottish Hebridean community. Its description of everyday conceptions of belonging and interpretations of cultural policy takes us into the world of Gaelic playgroups, crofting, local history, religion and community development. Historically and theoretically informed, this book challenges many of the ways in which we conventionally think about ethnic and national identity.<p>This accessible and engaging account of life in this remote region of Europe provides an original and timely contribution to questions of considerable currency in a broad range of social science disciplines.<p></p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>MacDonald (social anthropology, U. of Sheffield) analyzes the responses to the movement to revive Gaelic language, literature, and culture in a community in the Scottish Hebrides Islands. She describes everyday conceptions of belonging and interpretation

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Author

Sharon Macdonald

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781003086512

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, History, Anthropology

Updated

2026-03-24