Encountering nationalism / / Jyoti Puri

• Autore: Puri Jyoti
• Pubblicazione: Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell, , [2004]; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.54
• Soggetto topico: Nationalism - Social aspects; Nationalism; National characteristics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Encountering Nationalism; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Parades, Flags, and National Pride; 1 Vexed Links: Perspectives on Nationalism, the State, and Modernity; 2 Fraught Legacies: Nationalism, Colonialism, and Race; 3 Redoubtable Essences: Nationalisms and Genders; 4 Checking (Homo)Sexualities at the Nation's Door: Nationalisms and Sexualities; 5 In the Name of God, Community, and Country: Nationalisms, Ethnicity, and Religion; Conclusion Speculations on the Future of Nationalisms; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Encountering Nationalism introduces students to concepts of nationalism in an accessible, critical, and timely way. Abstract arguments are bolstered by clear and specific examples drawn from momentous events and from the well of everyday life, such as the aftermath of September 11, beauty pageants, ethnic conflicts, and sexual respectability. Encountering Nationalism is an engaging introduction to the diverse meanings of nationalism and its most important aspects.:.; Addresses the rise of nationalism in the US post-September 11.; Brings together "culturalist" and state-centered approaches to n
• Titolo autorizzato: Encountering nationalism
• ISBN: 1-281-31065-4; 9786611310653; 0-470-70554-X; 0-470-77594-7; 0-470-77672-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996201984303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: 21st-century sociology ; ; 6.