Download or read book Reclaiming Identity written by Paula M. L. Moya and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-12-14 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of ten essays argues that identity is not just socially constructed but has real epistemic and political consequences. They examine the way theory, politics and activism clash with or complement each other, providing an alternative to the widely influential understandings of identity.