Theorizing Nationalism

ISBN-13: 9780333962640 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 213 str.

Graham Day; Andrew Thompson

Opis

This text offers a critical overview of the main approaches to the study of nationalism. Each chapter opens by focusing on an influential theorist, highlighting issues central to the debate on nationalism. Wide-ranging in its analysis and giving due weight to contemporary as well as conventional debates, this volume is an ideal starting point for students new to the literature, as well as offering an insightful and challenging account for those with some knowledge of the subject.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- Theorizing Nationalism.- The Marxist Tradition.- Modernity and Modernization.- Against Modernism.- The Social Construction of Nations.- Gender and Nation.- Nationalism and Racism.- Liberal Nationalism?.- The 'Challenge of Globalization'.- Conclusion: Between Jihad and McWorld?.

O autorze

GRAHAM DAY is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Head of School in the School of Social Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK.

ANDREW THOMPSON is a Lecturer in Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Glamorgan, UK.

Blurb

Theorizing Nationalism provides a comprehensive and accessible review of the main theoretical approaches to understanding nations, nationalism and national identities. Its systematic and clearly structured approach makes it an ideal purchase for undergraduate students of Sociology, Politics and International Relations.

Well illustrated with a variety of international examples, it gives a detailed insight into the contributions of key social theorists, including Anderson, Billig, Gellner, Hobshawn and Smith. It shows how the analysis of nationalism is linked to contemporary studies of gender, 'race' and ethnicity and it gives due consideration to important recent developments in the field, including liberal nationalism, globalization and the formation of national identities.

Throughout the book, the authors place developments in the study of nationalism in the context of wider changes taking place in social theory, and show how shifting theoretical perspectives pose new questions about the meaning and importance of nations and nationalism. This is a balanced and wide-ranging text that opens up debates in a clear and helpful manner for students who are new to the field.