The Nation and the Promise of Friendship - Building Solidarity through Sociability (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

When strangers meet in social clubs, watch reality television, or interact on Facebook, they contribute to the social glue of mass society-not because they promote civic engagement or democracy, but because they enact the sacred promise of friendship. Where most theories of nationalism focus on issues of collective identity formation, Kaplan's novel framework turns attention to compatriots' experience of solidarity and how it builds on interpersonal ties and performances of public intimacy. Combining critical analyses of contemporary theories of nationalism, civil society, and politics of friendship with in-depth empirical case studies of social club sociability, Kaplan ultimately shows that strangers-turned-friends acquire symbolic, male-centered meaning and generate feelings of national solidarity.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Cultural Sociology
Release date:	April 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Danny Kaplan
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	227
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-78401-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	3-319-78401-3
Barcode:	9783319784014

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