Self and NationSAGE Publications, 2001 M05 1 - 256 pages Self and Nation is a lively and accessible exploration of the issues related to nationhood, nationalism and national identity. The authors challenge common assumptions of what 'national identity' means by addressing key concepts of identity, national character, national history and nationalist psychology. How do constructions of national identity affect the way people act, are mobilized, transform societies, create nations and reshape nations where they already exist? This book shows how the central notion of national identity is used by politicians and activists in support of attempts to create different types of nations. Self and Nation will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in social psychology, politics, sociology and social anthropology. |
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... Muslim , in his Presidential address to the rival Indian National Congress later that year . His construction is almost the mirror image of Jinnah's . It also uses multiple dimensions and in each case argues for similarity rather than ...
... Muslim identity is denied expression . Siddiqui goes on to argue that only through changing their context and ... Muslim rhetoric , especially amongst important Muslim clerics in pre - revolutionary Iran . According to Thaiss ( 1978 ) ...
... Muslims ) , able to transform himself into the champion of a Muslim Pakistan ? According to Ahmed , one of Jinnah's skills resided in his use of clothing to create a modern Muslim persona , which could represent the subcontinent's Muslim ...
Contents
The National Question | 1 |
Psychology and Nationhood | 28 |
Nation and Mobilization | 57 |
Copyright | |
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