Symbols of Defeat in the Construction of National Identity

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Mock is a Morrison Fellow in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and teaches courses on nationalism, ethnic conflict and power sharing in the Political Science Department of the University of Waterloo. Mock is a past chair of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism and a former editor and current member of the international advisory board for the journal Nations and Nationalism. Working on issues related to racism, ethnic conflict and genocide and traveling extensively in Europe the Balkans and the Middle East piqued his interest in methods and theories for modeling symbols of identity and the emotions they evoke in conflict situations. Klappentext Explains why nations elevate images of their own defeat to the center of their symbolism and understanding of their history. Zusammenfassung This book is a comparative study of nations that emphasize images of their own defeat in their country's mythology and sense of history. The author uses examples from Israel! Serbia! France! Greece and Ghana to explore this phenomenon! offering insights on current theories of nations and nationalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Theories of nations and nationalism; 2. Totem sacrifice and national identity; 3. Symbols of defeat in national monument and ritual; 4. The defeat narrative in national myth and symbol; 5. Implications to politics and diplomacy; 6. Exceptions.

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• Authors: Steven Mock, Steven (University of Waterloo Mock, Steven J. Mock, Mock Steven
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9781107013360
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01336-0
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Nationalism, International Relations, Social & political philosophy, Religion & politics, social and political philosophy, Comparative Politics, Religion and Politics