This is an innovative and interdisciplinary introduction to the study of nationalism. The author uses paired chapters, first to present the work of key authors in relation to each of a set of key themes - primordialism, modernism, power and culture - and then critically to rethink these core concepts.
This is an innovative and interdisciplinary introduction to the study of nationalism. The author uses paired chapters, first to present the work of ke...
In September of 1997 Scots voted overwhelmingly for the establishment of a modern democratic parliament - their first parliament in almost three hundred years. How did this remarkable constitutional change come about? Jonathan Hearn explores this question by examining how claims for greater political autonomy in Scotland today draw on deeper cultural traditions of political thought and action. Scotland's civic nationalism voices a moral critique of neoliberalism and a communitarian defence of the idea of the welfare state, grounding these in Scottish culture and identity. By placing this...
In September of 1997 Scots voted overwhelmingly for the establishment of a modern democratic parliament - their first parliament in almost three hundr...
This book contributes to our understanding of the stereotypes and mutual perceptions that shape Scottish and English national identities, while using the interpenetrating national and organisational contexts to critically examine the concept of culture. The book explores the merger between the Bank of Scotland and Halifax, revisiting ethnographic data collected in 2001-2 from the perspective of the present - that is, after the global financial crisis around 2008 and the associated devastating effects on several banks.
Ethnographic data was collected during a year's fieldwork...
This book contributes to our understanding of the stereotypes and mutual perceptions that shape Scottish and English national identities, while usi...