Kinship, Law and Politics: An Anatomy of Belonging

ISBN-13: 9781108499682 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 264 str.

Joseph David

Opis

An introduction to how belonging and identity have been reflected, modified, and rearticulated in crucial moments throughout history.

Recenzje

'Joseph David's book is an immensely erudite and deep exploration of the meaning of belonging and identity. David's brilliant examination of the belonging and identity in their different layers and in diverse historical settings, is of fundamental importance to the understanding of the complexity of the concept and the vital role it plays in contemporary political and cultural life.' Moshe Halbertal, New York University

Spis treści

Part I. Kinship: 1. Corporal union as performance of belonging; 2. The making of kin belonging; Part II. Law: 3. Territorial belonging and the law; 4. Religious identity and law; Part III. Politics: 5. The familial-political analogy; 6. Liberal iconoclasm; 7. Beyond the analogy: liberal alternatives; Bibliography.