{"product_id":"the-identity-of-nations-paperback-softback-9780745626635","title":"The Identity of Nations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745626635","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Identity of Nations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMontserrat Guibernau (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745626635, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.4 x 1.7 cm, 0.336 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Guibernau paints a broad panorama of national identities and their political mobilization in North America and Western Europe and argues for a “cosmopolitan nationalism” that reconciles moral universalism with a sense of national belonging. \u003ci\u003eThe Identity of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and thoughtful contribution to current debates on multiculturalism, the rise of the radical right and the relation between national, European and global identities.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Bauböck, \u003ci\u003eEuropean University Institute, Florence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Montserrat Guibernau brings together a vast experience of the study of nationalism and national identity. Since her original work on Nations without States, based upon her experience of her native Catalonia, she has gone on to study these topics in a variety of situations, especially in the United Kingdom and Canada. This book brings together her perceptive conclusions.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Rex, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Identity of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e is a trenchant analysis of the nature of national identity and contemporary challenges to its continued primacy by a scholar with impeccable credentials.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalker Connor, \u003ci\u003eMiddlebury College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is national identity? What are the main challenges posed to national identity by the strengthening of regional identities and the growth of cultural diversity? How is right-wing nationalism connected to the desire to preserve a traditional image of national identity? Can we forge a new kind of national identity that responds to the challenges of globalization and other deep-seated changes? \u003cp\u003eIn this important new book, Montserrat Guibernau answers these and other compelling questions about the future of national identity. For Guibernau, the nation-states traditional project to unify its otherwise diverse population by generating a shared sense of national identity among them was always contested, and was accomplished with various degrees of success in Europe and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuch processes involved the cultural and linguistic homogenization of an otherwise diverse citizenry and were pursued by different means according to the specific contexts within which they were applied. At present, the impact of strong structural socio-political and economic transformations has resulted in greater challenges being posed to the idea that all citizens of a state should share a homogeneous national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity is increasing, and plans for further European integration contain the potential to generate significant tensions, casting greater doubt on the classical concept of national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a result, we are faced with a set of new dilemmas concerning the way in which national identity is constructed and defined. The book offers a theoretical as well as a comparative approach, with case studies involving Austria, Britain, Canada and Spain, as well as the European Union and the United States of America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Identity of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for advanced students and professional scholars in sociology, politics and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed Contents vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What is National Identity? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 National Identity, Devolution and Secession 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Impact of Migration on National Identity 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 On European Identity 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Rethinking American Identity 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Reactions to the End of ‘Pure’ National Identities 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 National Identity versus Cosmopolitan Identity 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Bibliography 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 226\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52511344787736,"sku":"9780745626635","price":17.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745626635.jpg?v=1786597103","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-identity-of-nations-paperback-softback-9780745626635","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}