Smith Nations and Nationalism in a Global Era

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7810-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 222 Seiten, E-Book

In a world of transnational economics and mass communications,ethnic conflict and nationalism have recently re-emerged as majorpolitical forces. Is this due to the advance of modernity? Will aglobal culture supersede nationalism? In fact, the revolution ofmodernity has revitalized ethnic memories and communities, aspeople look for stability and meaning in an age of unprecedentedchange and return to their ethnic heritages.
Ethnic nationalism challenges, but also reinforces the nationalstate. By comparison, supra-national ideals seem vague and pale,and the dream of a cosmopolitan global culture is utopian. For allits shortcomings, Anthony Smith argues, the nation and itsnationalism is likely to remain the only realistic and widespreadpopular ideal of community.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Anthony

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Introduction.
1. A Cosmopolitan Culture?.
2. The Modernist Fallacy.
3. An Ethno-National Revival?.
4. The Crisis of the National State.
5. Supra- or Super-Nationalism?.
6. In Defence of the Nation.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.