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Genealogies of Pashtuns that were textualized most often in Persian during the contentious "identity-politics" of the seventeenth century when the speaking or writing of Pashto in addition to Persian (or Marathi, Hindustani, etc.) carried increasing social and political significance.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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This has given rise to a rather amusing identity-politics kerfuffle in Fremont, Calif., a Silicon Valley suburb, as the Oakland Tribune reports:
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Moreover, whether we're talking about Rice or any other potential minority pick, Republicans aren't going to win the identity-politics game against Democrats.
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Second, I should respond to this: Only to the identity-politics left.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Race-Conscious Districting: Needed and Costly 2009
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Unfortnately, the city council seems to be mired in a perpetual identity-politics psychodrama.
Do We Want Downtown Design Guidelines? David Wharton 2009
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Over at TPM Café today, Jo-Ann Mort identifies these identity-politics battles as a sure political loser for the Democrats in city-wide politics.
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It's about time our Democratic politicians start paying attention to the blue collar folks, instead of the identity-politics, racially obsessed ultra-left Markos DailyRacist.
Hillary Comes Out Against Giving Driver's Licenses To Illegal Immegrants 2009
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It is a position traditionally asserted by the left on behalf of its identity-politics constituencies.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Voting, Religion, and Public Officials: 2009
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It's about time our Democratic politicians start paying attention to the blue collar folks, instead of the identity-politics, racially obsessed ultra-left Markos DailyRacist.
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Considering Ford self-financed the flick, such sentiments owe as much to potential profits as identity-politics.
David Kaufman: Tom Ford's A Single Man: Gay, Straight AND Other 2009
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