01583    a2200265   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001300151072002100164072002100185072002100206072001900227100002100246245007400267250000600341260003200347300001000379520091300389999001501302185973985720250317100413.0250312041997GB                   eng    a9781859739853  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 39.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJHM2thema7 aJHM2bic7 aSOC0020002bisac7 aHIS0390002bisac7 aJUV0160202bisac7 a941.1822bisac1 aSharon Macdonald10aReimagining CulturebHistories, Identities and the Gaelic Renaissance  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec19971101  a320 p  bSince 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.  c2585d2585