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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... concept of nationalism as possessing a ' chameleonic vagueness ' ( p . 9 ) and then goes on to state that the concept of national identity is even more ambivalent ! In the political domain , Rosa Luxemburg drew on these difficulties to ...
... concept is termed ' homogeneous empty time ' in contrast to classical concepts whereby events are linked through ... concept of time is an instance of the representational conditions for nationhood . The emphasis on print languages has ...
... concept and therefore , in attacking Scottish nationalism , are endorsing British nationalism . That , he suggests , is ridiculous . It is only a short step from here to argue that the opponents of Scottish nationalism are attacking a ...
Contents
The National Question | 1 |
Psychology and Nationhood | 28 |
Nation and Mobilization | 57 |
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