Idols of the Tribe

Group Identity and Political Change

Harold Isaacs

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$36.50 • £29.95 • €33.00

ISBN 9780674443150

Publication Date: 01/01/1989

Short

256 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

World

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POLITICAL SCIENCE: General

Foreword by Lucian W. Pye
Preface
I. The Houses of Muumbi
II. The Snowman
III. Idols of the Tribe
IV. Body
V. Name
VI. Language
VII. History and Origins
VIII. Religion
IX. Nationality
X. What New Pluralisms?
Notes
Index

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