Hierarchies of belonging : national identity and political culture in Scotland and Quebec / Ailsa Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henderson, Ailsa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Quebec (Province).

Nationalism.

Nationalism--Scotland.

Federal government--Québec (Province).

Federal government.

Federal government--Scotland.

Political culture--Quebec (Province).

Political culture.

Political culture--Scotland.

Group identity--Québec (Province).

Group identity.

Group identity--Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ailsa Henderson analyses each nation's linguistic, racial, cultural, economic, and political diversity within a historical and contemporary context. Challenging the assumption that nationalism in Scotland can be characterized as "civic" in contrast to an "ethnic" model in Quebec, Henderson adopts a more complex model of national identity that distinguishes between nationalistic rhetoric, which is invariably civic in form, and public understandings of belonging, which tend to rely on ethnic markers. In Hierarchies of Belonging she demonstrates that nationalist rhetoric and a sense of belonging affect how citizens feel about the state, the nation, and each other.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Nation and the State

Inside the Nation

The Political Use of National Identity

Measuring National Identity

National Political Cultures

National Identity and Political Culture

Cultural Boundaries and National Inclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-241) and index.

ISBN:

9786612850417

9780773577688

0773577688

9781282850415

1282850415

9780773560475

0773560475

OCLC:

646788267