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Banal Nationalism

By Michael Billig

Book information

Year
1995
ISBN
0803975244, 9780803975248
LCC
JC311 .B476 1995
Open Library ID
OL819428M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20669916 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
208\104
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Политические дисциплины;Политология;Политическая иполитические режимы и системы;Национализм

Description

Michael Billig presents a major challenge to orthodox conceptions of nationalism in this elegantly written book. While traditional theorizing has tended to the focus on extreme expressions of nationalism, the author turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms which are neither exotic or remote, he describes as `banal nationalism'. The author asks why people do not forget their national identity. He suggests that in daily life nationalism is constantly flagged in the media through routine symbols and habits of language. Banal Nationalism is critical of orthodox theories in sociology, politics and social psychology for ignoring this core feature of national identity. Michael Billig argues forcefully that wi

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