The Necessary Nation

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In this controversial look at nationalism, Gregory Jusdanis offers a sweeping defense of the nation as a protector of cultural difference and a catalyst for modernization. Since the end of the Cold War, the nation-state has undergone intense scrutiny among critics in the media and the academy. Many...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jusdanis, Gregory
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nationalism.
Culture.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
nationalism.
Nationalisme.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this controversial look at nationalism, Gregory Jusdanis offers a sweeping defense of the nation as a protector of cultural difference and a catalyst for modernization. Since the end of the Cold War, the nation-state has undergone intense scrutiny among critics in the media and the academy. Many believe that civic nationalism may be fruitful but that cultural nationalism fosters xenophobia and backward thinking. Jusdanis, however, emphasizes the positive collaboration between nation-building and culture. Through a series of critical readings of multicultural, postcolonial, and globalization.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781400824151

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