Nationalism and social theory : modernity and the recalcitrance of the nation / Gerard Delanty and Patrick O'Mahony.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delanty, Gerard.

Contributor:

O'Mahony, Patrick J. (Patrick John)

Series:

New horizons in sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

xvii, 207 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2002.

Summary:

Why has nationalism proved so durable? What are the roots of its appeal? This sharp and accessible book slices through the myths surrounding nationalism and provides an important new perspective on this perennial subject.

The book argues that: nationalism is persistent, not merely because of its specific ideological appeal, but because it expresses some of the major conflicts in modernity; nationalism reflects and reinforces four key trends in western social development: state formation, democratization, capitalism and the rationalization of culture; the forms of nationalism can be organized into a comprehensive typology which is outlined in the course of this study; post-nationalism and cosmopolitanism are significant innovations in the debate about nation-states and nationalism; and that the new radical nationalisms have become powerful new movements in the global age.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Modernity, nationalism and social theory: a general outline 1

Chapter 2 Modernity and nationalism: transformation and integration 28

Chapter 3 Nationalism and structure 56

Chapter 4 Nationalism and culture 81

Chapter 5 Nationalism, agency and social change 101

Chapter 6 Towards a typology of forms of nationalism 120

Chapter 7 The new radical nationalisms: globalization, xenophobia and cultural violence 142

Chapter 8 Debating the limits of nationalism: possibilities for postnationalism 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761954503

0761954511

OCLC:

48361898