01583 a2200265 4500 1859739857 20250317100413.0 250312041997GB eng 9781859739853 Taylor & Francis GBP 39.99 BB 01 eng JHM thema JHM bic SOC002000 bisac HIS039000 bisac JUV016020 bisac 941.182 bisac Sharon Macdonald Reimagining Culture Histories, Identities and the Gaelic Renaissance 1 Oxford Routledge 19971101 320 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.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. 2585 2585