Nationalism: A Religion

ISBN-13: 9781412862851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 198 str.

Carlton J. Hayes; John P. Rossi

Opis

This classic volume tells the story of nationalism, the fusion of patriotism with ethnic consciousness. It documents the emergence of nationalism in the modern world and the way that nationalism has become a substitute for religion over the past two centuries. Nationalism, for Hayes, draws its power from cultural and social factors, primarily language. Second to language are historical forces that stem from an accumulation of a people's remembered or imagined experiences.Hayes bases his observations on historic European examples. He sees nationalism as a religion, reacting against historic Christianity and the values of the Western tradition. This combination of powerful forces stresses neither charity nor the brotherhood of man. Historically it has rationalized selfishness, intolerance, and violence. The growth of nationalism, Hayes observed, brings not peace but war.As a testament to its timeless insight, Nationalism remains an informative guide despite the failure of globalization, the Internet, and international communications and connectivity to move us beyond the bonds of nationalism. Hayes's linking of the potent forces of nationalism and religion still rings true: the insurgency in Ukraine, the unrest in the Middle East, and tribal conflicts in Africa are all undergirded by nationalist sentiments.

Spis treści

Introduction to the Transaction Edition, by John P. RossiA Personal Apology1 What Nationalism Is 1. Bases of Nationality: Language and Traditions 2. Fluidity and Complexity of Nationality 3. Patriotism2 The Religious Sense 1. Varieties of Religious Experience 2. Applications of the Religious Sense, Especially to Communism and Nationalism 3. Religio-Nationalist Communism3 Primitive Nationalism and Its Long Submergence 1. Tribalism 2. Submergence of Tribalism: Military and Religious Factors 3. Linguistic and Economic Factors 4. Continuing National Consciousness4 Roots of Modern Nationalism in Christendom, Particularly in England 1. Vernacular Languages and Literatures 2. National States and National Economy 3. Religious Revolt and Reform 4. England the Seat of Modern Nationalism5 Making Nationalism a Religion in Revolutionary France 1. Deist and Classical Setting 2. Pietist and Proto-Romantic Setting 3. From American Revolution to French National Assembly 4. Religious Emblems and Crusading Zeal6 Advance of Nationalism in Europe from Napoleon I to Napoleon III, 1800 1870 1. Under the First Napoleon 2. From Vienna Peace Settlement to the 1830's 3. Propaganda of Cultural Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe 4. Nationalism in Revolutions of 1848 1849 5. The Third Napoleon as Nationalist, 1848 18707 Forceful Nationalism and Industrialized Society, 1864 1914 1. New and Competitive Militarism 2. Effects of Industrial Revolution 3. Mass Migration, Democracy, and Literacy 4. Materialism and Nationalism8 Nationalist Imperialism and Intolerance,1874 1914 1. Outburst of National Imperialism 2. Nationalism, Seed and Product of the New Imperialism 3. Intolerance Toward Religious Minorities 4. Intolerance Toward Racial Minorities, Especially Jews 5. Intolerance Toward Ethnic Minorities 6. Nationalist Reaction of Subject Peoples9 Nationalism,Cause and Result of World War I 1. National Versus Imperial States in Eastern Europe 2. Nationalism in the War (1914 1918) 3. The Peace of Paris and Triumph of Nationalism Throughout Europe 4. Stimulus to Nationalism Outside Europe10 Totalitarian Nationalism and World War II 1. Advent of Integral or Totalitarian Nationalism 2. Features of the New Totalitarian Dictatorship 3. Aggressions of Nationalist Dictators 4. World War II11 Contemporary World-Wide Nationalism 1. Nationalist Imperialism of Communist Russia 2. Native Nationalism Versus Western Imperialism 3. Ambiguous Character of Nationalism in Asia and Africa 4. Nationalism and Tribalism in Africa12 Reflections on the Religion of Nationalism 1. The Cult 2. Mythology, Intolerance, and Sacrifice 3. Moderating Influences 4. Interaction of Nationalism and Historic World Religions, Especially ChristianityIndex of Persons

O autorze

Frans A.M. Alting von Geusau