The many faces of patriotism
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The many faces of patriotism
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2007
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In the decades following the end of the Cold War, scholars turned their attention to reevaluating patriotism. Many saw both its ability to serve as a cohesive force and its desirability as a political and moral concept waning in a time of peace and globalization. The shock of September 11 shook this assessment, as it brought a new surge of patriotism to America. In this volume, nine authors debate the consequences of the 21st century's patriotic resurgence, examining it both in theoretical and comparative terms that draw on examples of patriotism from ancient Greece to post-apartheid South Africa. Each author has chosen a different angle of approach, examining a variety of interlinking questions. Should patriotism be defined to enhance universalistic concerns or is its particularistic vantage point the source of its virtue? Is patriotism a concept prone to manipulation by elites or is it a source of independent judgments by citizens? If patriotism is love of one's country, how is that love best expressed? Is such love demonstrated by fidelity, gratitude, compassion, remembrance, shame, dissent, or some combination? Joined together by Philip Abbott's incisive introduction, the essays illuminate the many-faceted nature of patriotism today. Published in cooperation with The Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Memorial: Reflection on September 11 Chapter 3 Introduction: The Return of Patriotism Part 4 I. Patriotism, Virtue, and Emotion Chapter 5 1. Patriotism and Multiculturalism Chapter 6 2. Compassion and Terror Chapter 7 3. In the Name of Patriotism: Reflections on Patriotism and Nationalism Chapter 8 4. "Flying the Flag of Rough Branch": Rethinking Post-September 11 Patriotism through the Writings of Wendell Berry Part 9 II. Patriotism, Nation-Bulding, and War Chapter 10 5. Reflections on White and Black Allegiances to South Africa: Race and Class and 'The Nation' Chapter 11 6. Race, Nation, Democracy: Questioning Patriotism in the New South Africa Chapter 12 7. Patriotism in Interesting Times Chapter 13 8. Shifting Labor's Loyalties: Redefining Citizenship and Allegiance in the 1940s Left Chapter 14 9. Patriotism and Dissent: The Vietnam Era
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