Nationalism: A Very Short IntroductionThis book examines the political and moral challenges that face the vast majority of human beings who consider themselves to be members of various nations. It explores nationality through the difficulties and conflicts that have arisen throughout history, and discusses nations and nationalism from social, philosophical, and anthropological perspectives. In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, Steven Grosby looks at the nation in history, the territorial element in nationality, and the complex ways nationality has co-existed with religion, and shows how closely linked the concept of nationalism is with being human. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. |
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... descent from a common ancestor, examples of which are the ancient Israelite belief that the Israelites were descendants of Abraham, the belief that the Japanese are descendants of the first emperor, the Romanian belief that the ...
... descent from a common ancestor, examples of which are the ancient Israelite belief that the Israelites were descendants of Abraham, the belief that the Japanese are descendants of the first emperor, the Romanian belief that the ...
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... descent: descent in the territory of the nation and descent from parents who are members of the nation. This criterion of birth, and the traceable relations formed as a result, is why the nation is a form of kinship. Kinship refers to ...
... descent: descent in the territory of the nation and descent from parents who are members of the nation. This criterion of birth, and the traceable relations formed as a result, is why the nation is a form of kinship. Kinship refers to ...
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... descent from a supposed common ancestor or ancestors, as if the ethnic group were an extended family, while the focus of the nation is territorial descent. Important to realize is that kinship is an ambiguous relation, as it is a ...
... descent from a supposed common ancestor or ancestors, as if the ethnic group were an extended family, while the focus of the nation is territorial descent. Important to realize is that kinship is an ambiguous relation, as it is a ...
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Contents
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3 The nation as social relation | 27 |
4 Motherland fatherland and homeland | 43 |
5 The nation in history | 57 |
6 Whose god is mightier? | 80 |
7 Human divisiveness | 98 |
8 Conclusion | 116 |
References | 121 |
Further reading | 132 |
Index | 135 |
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18th century 20th century Amaterasu ancient Israel asserted attachments behaviour belief biological birth bounded territory Buddhist Cambridge Chapter Christianity citizenship civilization collective self-consciousness complications conception consequence continuation contrast cult cultural uniformity descent distinction distinguish divisions of humanity Eastern Orthodoxy Edward Shils emergence emperor empire England Ernest Renan ethnic example existence of nations factor formation forms of kinship Georges Dumézil gods Greek Hermannsdenkmal homeland indicate individual Islamic Israelite Japan Japanese King kingdom land language Liah Greenfeld London modern nations monotheism monotheistic monotheistic religions myths national community nations and nationalism object observed one’s oneself pagan past Poland political population pre-modern societies problem recognition recognized relation of kinship religious Roman S. N. Eisenstadt saints self-understanding significance Sinhalese social relation spatial Sri Lanka Steven Grosby structure territorial community territorial kinship territorial relation territorially bounded territorially extensive thereby throughout traditions understanding understood worship Yahweh