Encountering nationalism
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Encountering nationalism
(21st-century sociology / Steven Seidman, editor, 6)
Blackwell, 2004
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 11 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Encountering Nationalism introduces students to concepts of nationalism in an accessible, critical, and timely way.
Abstract arguments are bolstered by clear and specific examples drawn from momentous events and from the well of everyday life, such as the aftermath of September 11, beauty pageants, ethnic conflicts, and sexual respectability. Encountering Nationalism is an engaging introduction to the diverse meanings of nationalism and its most important aspects.
Addresses the rise of nationalism in the US post-September 11.
Brings together "culturalist" and state-centered approaches to nationalism.
Underscores the importance of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and religion to understanding nationalism.
Clarifies key concepts such as nationalism, nation, state, gender, sexuality, etc.
Contains useful examples to illustrate key aspects of nationalism.
Features clear and engaging prose.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments. Introduction.
Parades, Flags, and National Pride.
Vexed Links: Perspectives on Nationalism, the State, and Modernity.
Fraught Legacies: Nationalism, Colonialism, and Race.
Redoubtable Essences: Nationalisms and Genders.
Checking (Homo)Sexualities at the Nation's Door: Nationalisms and Sexualities.
In the Name of God, Community, and Country: Nationalisms, Ethnicity, and Religion.
Conclusion.
Speculations on the Future of Nationalisms.
Index.
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