Understanding national identity / David McCrone and Frank Bechhofer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCrone, David, author.

Bechhofer, Frank, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics.

Nationalism.

Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects.

Identity (Psychology).

Group identity.

Physical Description:

x, 226 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"We live in a world in which being a 'citizen' of a state and being a 'national' are by no means the same. Amidst much scholarly debate about 'nations' and 'nationalism', comparatively little has been written explicitly on 'national identity' and a great deal less is solidly evidence-based. This book focuses on national identity in England and Scotland. Using data collected over twenty years it asks: does national identity really matter to people? How does 'national identity' differ from 'nationality' and having a passport? Are there particular people and places which have ambiguous or contested national identities? What happens if someone makes a claim to a national identity? On what basis do others accept or reject the claim? Does national identity have much internal substance, or is it simply about defending group boundaries? How does national identity relate to politics and constitutional change?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Introduction; 1. Thinking about national identity; 2. Accessing national identity; 3. National identity: do people care about it?; 4. Debatable lands: national identities on the border; 5. Claiming national identity; 6. The politics of national identity; 7. The notional other: ethnicity and national identity; 8. A manner of speaking: the end of being British?; 9. Whither national identity?; Appendix. National identity publications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107100381

1107100380

9781107496194

1107496195

OCLC:

898162921

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