Self and NationSAGE Publications, 2001 - 242 pages 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 classicOC . I'm quite bowled over - it's really brilliant' - "David McCrone, Edinburgh University" |
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Page 38
... action will depend upon who is included as part of the category . The more widely the category boundaries are defined , the greater the extent of collective action . More people will act together as Scots than as Glaswegians and even ...
... action will depend upon who is included as part of the category . The more widely the category boundaries are defined , the greater the extent of collective action . More people will act together as Scots than as Glaswegians and even ...
Page 49
... actions that are aimed at realizing this reality . It is in this domain that psychological factors are crucial to an understanding of collective action . It is by reference to these factors that those who wish to shape collective action ...
... actions that are aimed at realizing this reality . It is in this domain that psychological factors are crucial to an understanding of collective action . It is by reference to these factors that those who wish to shape collective action ...
Page 54
... action in which people are mobilized and hence define themselves in terms of national identity . We would suggest that the form that such action will take depends upon how the national category is construed , how particular actions are ...
... action in which people are mobilized and hence define themselves in terms of national identity . We would suggest that the form that such action will take depends upon how the national category is construed , how particular actions are ...
Contents
The National Question | 1 |
Psychology and Nationhood | 28 |
Nation and Mobilization | 57 |
Copyright | |
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