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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812377003321

Autore

Preston P. W (Peter Wallace), <1949->

Titolo

Political/cultural identity : citizens and nations in a global era / / P.W. Preston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, CA, : Sage, 1997

ISBN

1-4462-7933-2

1-282-26258-0

9786612262586

1-84920-688-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 198 pages)

Disciplina

306.2

Soggetti

Political culture

Politics and culture

Group identity

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 (p. [188]-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 - An Introduction to the Problem; 2 - Received Notions of Identity; 3 - An Ethnographic/ BiographicalApproach to Identity; 4 - The Idea of Political-Cultural Identity; 5 - Global Changes and NewPolitical-Cultural Identities; 6 - Changing Political-Cultural Identities in Europe; 7 - Changing Political-Cultural Identities in the USA; 8 - Changing Political-Cultural Identities in Pacific Asia; 9 - Locale, Network and Memory; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Preston is concerned with the extent to which fundamental changes in the political landscape have altered the received ideas that define political cultures around the world. Issues include the rise of Pacific Asia and the realignment of Europe.