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1 online resource (xxiv, 277 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Table of contents; introduction; part i; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; part ii; chapter four; chapter five; part iii; chapter six; chapter seven; chapter eight; part iv; chapter nine; chapter ten; chapter eleven; contributors. |
Summary |
Defining things through binary opposition - male/female, familiar/foreign, life/death - forms the base of human thinking. Adding moral assessment to logic, we often represent binaries even as divisions into good and evil. Exclusions based on the division of Us vs. Them make their presence felt during any conflict, and become crucial in times of war. However, binary thinking is inherent also in peaceful, everyday conversation, when politics, social issues, ethnicities and religious identities ... |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Social conflict.
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Social conflict. |
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Binary principle (Linguistics)
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Binary principle (Linguistics) |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Vuorinen, Marja, editor.
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Kotilainen, Noora, editor.
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Huhtinen, Aki, editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 1322215928 (OCoLC)885014708 |
ISBN |
9781443868952 (electronic book) |
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1443868957 (electronic book) |
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1322215928 (e-book) |
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9781322215921 (e-book) |
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144386126X |
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9781443861267 |
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