Brian Jenkins (ed.)

Nation and Identity in Contemporary Europe

Herausgeber: Jenkins, Brian; Sofos, Spyros A

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A rich analysis of the 'national question' in nine major European countries. It reaffirms that 'nation' is an ideological construct and that 'nationalism' is a distinctly political programme. The resilience of nationalism in contemporary Europe may seem paradoxical at a time when the nation state is widely seen as being "in decline." Why should so many movements across the continent be seeking to preserve or replicate a mode of political organization whose efficacy and legitimacy is increasingly open to doubt? Challenged from above by the supranational imperatives of globalism and from below by the complex pluralism of modern societies, less and less are able to "deliver the goods" in terms of policy or to provide the primary focus for social identity, the nation state faces an uncertain future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 438g
• ISBN-13: 9780415123136
• ISBN-10: 0415123135
• Artikelnr.: 21926855

Autorenporträt

Brian Jenkins, Spyros A. Sofos

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Nation and Nationalism in Europe: A Theoretical Perspective
3. The Language of Racism in Contemporary Europe
4. Race
Nation and Identity in Fortress Europe
5. Reconsidering 'Britishness': The Construction and Significance of National Identity in Twentieth Century Britain
6. Nation
Nationalism and National Identity in France
7. Post-War National Identity in Germany
8. Italian National Identity and the Failure of Regionalism
9. Multiple National Identities
Immigration and Racism in Spain and Portugal
10. The Failure of Nationalism in Post-Communist Poland 1989-95: An Historical Perspective
11. Nationalism and National Identity in Russia
12. Politics
Culture and National Identity in former Yugoslavia
13. Conclusion.