Civil Enculturation: Nation-state, Schools and Ethnic Difference in Four European Countries

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Werner Schiffauer
Berghahn Books, 2004 - 360 pages

For several years now, the concepts of 'civil culture' and 'civil society' have been widely discussed in the social sciences. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this volume is one of few studies that offer solid and focused ethnographic research on how the tenets and assumptions of civil culture are inculcated in schools. The authors examined school curricula, texts and pedagogical practices, observed daily interaction within the schools and outside, and conducted numerous interviews and discussion groups. The experience of students from Turkish backgrounds in the four countries was given special attention, thus offering valuable insights into the changing dynamics of nation-state civil cultures in multicultural societies.

 

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The School as a Place in its Social Space 21 717
21
Representing the Nation in History Textbooks 333
33
Constructions of Otherness 60
60
The Place of Religion in Four Civil Cultures 888
88
Muslim Headscarves in Four Nationstates and Schools
119
National Language and Mother Tongue
147
Regimes of Discipline and Civil Conduct in Berlin and Paris
164
Argumentative Strategies
210
Limitations Convergence and Crossovers
307
Notes on Contributors
335
Index
349
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Werner Schiffauer is Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the European University, Viadrina, Frankfurt, Germany.

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