Foundations of national identity : from Catalonia to Europe /

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"Since its emergence in the 19th century in response to feudalism, nationalism has been a mixed blessing. Originally seen as a positive force, often enough it has resulted in warfare and persecution of minorities, so much so that, over time, it has been considered a social evil whose apparent d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Llobera, Josep R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2004.
Series:New directions in anthropology ; v. 19.
Subjects:
Nationalism.
Nationalism > Spain > Catalonia > History.
Nationalism > Europe > History.
Nationalisme.
Nationalisme > Espagne > Catalogne > Histoire.
Nationalisme > Europe > Histoire.
nationalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Nationale identiteit.
Europe.
Spain > Catalonia.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The building-blocks of nationhood
  • 2. National sentiments as an ultimate reality : a comparison between Catalonia and Poland
  • 3. What's in a name? : kinship, territory and religion in the making of national identity
  • 4. National character : myth and reality
  • 5. God giveth them glory, for they speaketh the native tongue
  • 6. The stuff that culture is made of
  • 7. Distant splendours, latter-day miseries : the role of historical memory
  • 8. Does nationalism inevitably lead to conflict and violence?
  • 9. The future of nations in a United Europe
  • 10. Explaining national identity : a theoretical closure.

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