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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765608003321

Autore

Frost Catherine <1968->

Titolo

Morality and nationalism / / Catherine Frost

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2006

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2006

ISBN

1-134-18210-4

1-134-18211-2

1-280-43573-9

9786610435739

0-203-08617-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Routledge innovations in political theory ; ; 19

Classificazione

POL000000

Disciplina

320.54/01

320.5401

Soggetti

Nationalism - Moral and ethical aspects

Nationalism - Ireland

Nationalism - Quebec (Province)

Nationalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Morality and Nationalism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The worth of nations; 3 Nationalism in Ireland; 4 Nationalism in Quebec; 5 Bifurcated nationalism and the impasse in theory; 6 Nationalism as representation; 7 Evaluating nationalism as representation; 8 Applying the theory; 9 Nationalism and social change; 10 The ties that blind; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book takes a unique approach to explore the moral foundations of nationalism. Drawing on nationalist writings and examining almost 200 years of nationalism in Ireland and Quebec, the author develops a theory of nationalism based on its role in representation.The study of nationalism has tended towards the construction of dichotomies - arguing, for example, that there are political and cultural, or civic and



ethnic, versions of the phenomenon. However, as an object of moral scrutiny this bifurcation makes nationalism difficult to work with. The author draws o