Self and NationSAGE, 2000 M12 18 - 256 pages A `RARE BOOK′ FROM LOCAL AUTHORS `Here is a rare book, a truly helpful piece of work on the psychology of nationalism. Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins, of St Andrews and Dundee Universities, focus much of their study of recent Scottish experience, drawing on inter-views with political activists. The cast light on why our `Unionists′ and nationalists feel so sure their side represents our national identity and the other lot doesn′t. For once it is a compliment to say a book raises more questions than it answers. Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins open up large questions closer inspection′ - Glasgow Herald `In this impressive book Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins draw from a wealth of research to address issues of nationality, national identity and nationalism that lie at the heart of core topics in social psychology and its cognate disciplines. They have produced a powerful and scholarly text that interweaves an abundance of rich empirical data with a broad-reaching and timely theoretical statement. Moreover, the content is not confined to matters of national identity but also extends to treatments of stereotyping, prejudice, intergroup conflict, leadership, collective action, and the self .... For all these reasons, the book should serve essential and compelling reading for a very broad audience′ - S Alexander Haslam, Australian National University `Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins write with elegance and clarity, drawing the reader into their argument, without losing any of its complexity and nuance. This book deserves to make a major impact in studies of nationalism. It ought to become a classic.... I′m quite bowled over - it′s really brilliant′ - David McCrone, Edinburgh University |
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... question takes the form: What is the character of the nation? What does it mean to be Scottish or to be English, or to be German or Latvian or indeed of any nationality? Alexander may question the particular terms in which Preface.
Stephen Reicher, Nick Hopkins. any nationality? Alexander may question the particular terms in which the national identity is characterized. He may feel that old national stereotypes need to be discarded for new ones. To be more specific ...
... particular definitions of a particular identity is, in turn, aided and abetted by the general myth that there is always a single valid definition for any given identity. Our attack on that myth would therefore (if, by any chance, it ...
... particular debt of thanks to Ziyad Marar at Sage who was more than an ordinary editor, who encouraged us and who made a crucial intellectual input to the shaping of the book. We also depended on several other forms of support. The ...
... particular groups and the differences between groups led them to express strong fears about the breakdown of community. It continues to be true that nations are used by psychologists as exemplary instances of stereotypes and ...
Contents
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3 Nation and Mobilization | 53 |
4 National Identity and International Relations | 77 |
5 In Quest of National Character | 100 |
6 Lessons in National History | 131 |
7 Representing the National Community | 152 |
8 Changing Categories and Changing Contexts | 181 |
9 Nationalist Psychology and the Psychology of Nationhood | 204 |
References | 223 |
Author Index | 235 |
Subject Index | 239 |