Modern Roots - Studies of National Identity (Hardcover, New Ed)

Interest in the study of national identity as a collective phenomenon is a growing concern among the social and political sciences. This book addresses the scholarly interest in examining the origins of ideologies and social practices that give historical meaning, cohesion and uniqueness to modern national communities. It focuses on the various routes taken towards the construction of cultural authenticity as an inspirational purpose of nation-building and reveals the diversity of the themes, practices and symbols used to encourage self-identification and communality. Among the techniques explored are the dramatization of suffering and tragedy, the exaltation of heroes and deeds, the evocation of landscape, nature and the arts and the delimitation of collective values to be pursued during reconstruction in post-war periods.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	In association with ICCR Contemporary Trends in European Social Sciences
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Alain Dieckhoff • Natividad Gutierrez
Dimensions:	219 x 153mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-1152-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
LSN:	0-7546-1152-3
Barcode:	9780754611523

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