National Histories, Natural States - Nationalism and the Politics of Place in Greece (Paperback)

Recent conflicts in southeast Europe have drawn attention to the close relationship between place and national identity. In this book Robert Shannan Peckham explores the conscious link between identity and homeland as this was articulated in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Greece, a period important to the understanding of the present Balkan crisis. He demonstrates how territory was appropriated through a range of social practices and institutional activities: writing fiction, identifying folklore, sponsoring archaeology, studying geography and cartography. The particularities of place, Peckham argues, were construed both as underpinning a territorial expansion and as a resistance to the homogenizing drive of a state-sponsored nationalism. This book makes an innovative theoretical contribution to the debate on nationalism and nationhood and suggests new ways of thinking about geography and cultural politics.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2021
Authors:	Robert Shannan Peckham
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-18014-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	1-350-18014-9
Barcode:	9781350180147

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