Format:
1 Online-Ressource (vii, 343 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780748629350
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0748629351
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1280715693
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9781280715693
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0748621121
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9780748621125
Content:
Ethnosymbolism offers a distinct and innovative approach to the study of nations and nationalism. It focuses on the role of ethnic myths, historical memories, symbols and traditions in the creation and maintenance of the collective identity of modern nations. This book explores the different aspects of the ethnosymbolic approach to the study of ethnicity, nationality and nationalism. Nationalism and Ethnosymbolism first introduces the main theoretical considerations that have arisen in nationalism studies in the past two decades. It then presents a collection of case studies covering music and
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Mapping the field: theories of Nationalism and the ethnosymbolic approach /
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The ethnic enigma: Nationalism, racism and globalisation /
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Warfare, remembrance and national identity /
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Music and nationalism: five historical moments /
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The sound of England /
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Myth, history and nationalism: poetry of the British Isles /
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The successor territory /
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Ethnosymbolism in the ancient Mediterranean world /
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The Jews and the formation of modern national identity in Poland /
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Lev Gumilev and Russian national identity during and after the Soviet Era /
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National symbols: Ethnicity and historical continuity in post-communist New Europe /
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Dilemmas of Middle East politics /
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The Muslim Umma and the formation of Middle Eastern nationalisms /
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Historical ethno-symbols in the emergence of the State of Israel /
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Ethnosymbolism in China and Taiwan /
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The Making of a language of patriotism in modern Bengali /
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Holy Nigerian Nationalisms / - Dr Obi Igwara - Ethnic demobilisation: the case of the Afrikaners /
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Women, war and the confederate ethnoscape /
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Ethnic origins and indigenous peoples: an approach from Latin America /
Additional Edition:
ISBN 074862113X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780748621132
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Nationalism and ethnosymbolism Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2007 ISBN 0748621121
Additional Edition:
ISBN 074862113X
Language:
English
