Varieties of nationalism : communities, narratives, identities
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Varieties of nationalism : communities, narratives, identities
（Cambridge elements, . Elements in the politics of development / edited by Rachel Beatty Riedl,
Cambridge University Press, 2023
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Available at 7 libraries
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Library (GRIPS Library)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [64]-83)
"MIT center for international studies"--T.p.
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Nationalism has long been a normatively and empirically contested concept, associated with democratic revolutions and public goods provision, but also with xenophobia, genocide, and wars. Moving beyond facile distinctions between 'good' and 'bad' nationalisms, the authors argue that nationalism is an empirically variegated ideology. Definitional disagreements, Eurocentric conceptualizations, and linear associations between ethnicity and nationalism have hampered our ability to synthesize insights. This Element proposes that nationalism can be broken down productively into parts based on three key questions: (1) Does a nation exist? (2) How do national narratives vary? (3) When do national narratives matter? The answers to these questions generate five dimensions along which nationalism varies: elite fragmentation and popular fragmentation of national communities; ascriptiveness and thickness of national narratives; and salience of national identities.
Table of Contents
- 1. Why another nationalism book?
- 2. What we already know about nationalism
- 3. Does a nation exist? Elite and popular fragmentation
- 4. How do national narratives vary? Ascriptiveness and thickness
- 5. When do national narratives matter? Salience of national identities
- 6. Nationalism across social science disciplines
- 7. Conclusion
- References.
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