Narrating peoplehood amidst diversity : historical and theoretical perspectives / edited by Michael Böss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boss, Michael

Contributor:

Böss, Michael, 1952- editor.

Series:

MatchPoints ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Identity (Psychology).

Nationalism.

Nation-state and globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Place of Publication:

Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, [2011]

Summary:

"Telling stories is an essential part of being human: we tell stories about ourselves to show other people who we are and where we belong. Nations have stories to tell too-"stories of peoplehood"--That build and maintain a sense of national belonging and identity. The concept has been used to analyze identities, memories, and histories of individuals, communities and nations. But doe it make sense to talk about peoplehood today? Can plural societies tell national stories without marginalizing their minorities? And is it even fair to assume that our individual self-narratives are coupled with shared cultural ones? In [title], 16 internationally renowned scholars reflect on the nature and history of peoplehood and discuss how it forms part of national identities, public culture, and academic historiography. Based on the theoretical analysis and empirical studies drawn from Latinos in the United States and African immigrants in France, and from multicultural stands in Canada to grand narratives in Danish history, the book is a timely contribution to the ongoing debate on belonging and identification in multicultural societies."--P[4] of cover

Contents:

Stories of peoplehood: an approach to the study of identity, memory, and historiography / Michael Boss

Re-imagining a people: towards a theory of peoplehood as social imaginary / Bernard Eric Jensen

Citizenship, belonging and identification: the state of Denmark / Richard Jenkins

Our stories, our selves: identities and the dialogics of narrative / Martin O. Heisler

Identity and nationalism in a global world: some theoretical reflections / Mark Haugaard

Nation, region, and immigration in U.S. history, 1864-1924 / Eric Rauchway

From the shining city on a hill to a great metropolis on a plain? American stories of immigration and peoplehood / Rogers M. Smith

From workers to enemies: national security, state building, and America's war on illegal immigrants / Ines Valdez

Narratives of nation and anti-nation: the media and the construction of Latinos as a threat to the United States / Leo R. Chavez

Immigration and the intersection of ethnic and national narratives: the case of ethnic Mexicans in the United States / Tomas R. Jimenez

The writing of history and national identity: the Danish case / Claus Moller Jorgensen

Grand narratives in Danish history: from functional identity to problematic identity / Ove Korsgaard

Who are we now? a multicultural Canada in the twenty-first century / J.L. Cranatstein

Canada's story: the urgency of history / Andrew Cohen

National identity, American and otherwise / Francis Fukuyama

Narratives of peoplehood, national history, and imagined nations amidst diversity: a conclusion / Michael Boss.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9788771244571

8771244573

OCLC:

1316834468