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Foundations of National Identity - From Catalonia to Europe

Inglese · Tascabile

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Zusatztext "Josep Llobera's new book is an untypical addition to the literature on nationalism. A Catalan anthropologist writing about Catalonia and Europe! Llobera is analytical and engaged in about equal measures! exploring new opportunities for national identities within the emerging structural framework of the European Union?Llobera's engaged and original book is a welcome addition to the macro-anthropology of European nationalisms! raising old questions with a new twist and combining! surprisingly successfully! the roles of anthropologist and national chronicler."   · JRAI Informationen zum Autor Josep R. Llobera (1939-2010) was born in Havana and brought up in Catalonia. He made Britain his home in 1969. He was Visiting Professor of Anthropology at University College London and at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. Klappentext Since it emergence in the 19th century in response to feudalism, nationalism has been a mixed blessing. Originally seen as a positive force, often enough it has resulted in warfare and persecution of minorities, so much so that, over time, it has been considered a social evil whose apparent decline has been greeted as a positive development. The author disputes this or rather, he maintains that the picture that emerges is more complex: nationalism is not disappearing but has taken on a different form. What we are experiencing is an increasing autonomy of ethnonations, i.e. nations without a state, in the wake of a weakening of the multinational states and the transfer of their sovereignty upwards, in the case of Europe to the federation of the European Union, and downwards to the "ethnonations." Catalonia is the major case study in this book but it is embedded in a comprehensive theoretical framework as well as the historical and contemporary reality of Europe, opening up a new perspective. The author, one of the foremost scholars in this field, brilliantly succeeds in developing an original, clear and comprehensive vision of nationalism that is accessible to a wide readership. Zusammenfassung Since it emergence in the 19th century in response to feudalism! nationalism has been a mixed blessing. Originally seen as a positive force! often enough it has resulted in warfare and persecution of minorities! so much so that! over time! it has been considered a social evil whose apparent decline has been greeted as a positive development. The author disputes this or rather! he maintains that the picture that emerges is more complex: nationalism is not disappearing but has taken on a different form. What we are experiencing is an increasing autonomy of ethnonations! i.e. nations without a state! in the wake of a weakening of the multinational states and the transfer of their sovereignty upwards! in the case of Europe to the federation of the European Union! and downwards to the "ethnonations." Catalonia is the major case study in this book but it is embedded in a comprehensive theoretical framework as well as the historical and contemporary reality of Europe! opening up a new perspective. The author! one of the foremost scholars in this field! brilliantly succeeds in developing an original! clear and comprehensive vision of nationalism that is accessible to a wide readership. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The Building-blocks of Nationhood. A Theoretical Approach to Catalonia Chapter 2. National Sentiments as the Ultimate Reality. A Comparison between Catalonia and Poland Chapter 3. What's in a Name? Kinship, Religion and Territory in the Making of Catalan National Identity Chapter 4. National Character: Myth and Reality. The Case of Catalonia Chapter 5. God Giveth Them Glory, for They Speaketh the Native Tongue. Case Studies of French and English

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Autori J. R. Llobera, Josep R. Llobera, Llobera Josep R.
Editore BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Tascabile
Pubblicazione 01.07.2005
 
EAN 9781845450427
ISBN 978-1-84545-042-7
Pagine 226
Dimensioni 146 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
Serie New Directions in Anthropology
New Directions in Anthropology
Categorie Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia

Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Anthropology (General)

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