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National Myths - Constructed Pasts, Contested Presents (Paperback)
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National Myths - Constructed Pasts, Contested Presents (Paperback)
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National myths are now seriously questioned in a number of
societies. In the West, for instance, a number of factors have
combined to destabilise the symbolic foundation of nations and
collective identities. As a result, the diagnosis of a deep
cultural crisis has become commonplace. Indeed, who today has not
heard about the erosion of common values or the undermining of
social cohesion? But to efficiently address this issue, do we know
enough about the nature and role of myths in modern and postmodern
societies? Against this background, National Myths: Constructed
Pasts, Contested Presents relies on a sample of nations from around
the world and seeks to highlight the functioning of national myths,
both as representations that make sense of a collectivity, and as
socially grounded tools used in a web of power relations. The
collection draws together contributions from international experts
to examine the present state of national myths, and their fate in
today's rapidly-changing society. Can - or must - nations do
without the sort of overarching symbolic configurations that
national myths provide? If so, how to rethink the fabrics and the
future of our societies? This book will appeal to students and
scholars interested in sociology, national, identity and memory
studies, myths, shared beliefs, or collective imaginaries.
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