Nationalism and Ethnosymbolism: History, Culture and Ethnicity in the Formation of Nations

Athena Leoussi; Steven Grosby

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2006

Nationalism and Ethnosymbolism

History, Culture and Ethnicity in the Formation of Nations

Athena Leoussi and Steven Grosby

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748629350

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About this book

Ethnosymbolism offers a distinct and innovative approach to the study of nations and nationalism. It focuses on the role of ethnic myths, historical memories, symbols and traditions in the creation and maintenance of the collective identity of modern nations. This book explores the different aspects of the ethnosymbolic approach to the study of ethnicity, nationality and nationalism.

Nationalism and Ethnosymbolism first introduces the main theoretical considerations that have arisen in nationalism studies in the past two decades. It then presents a collection of case studies covering music and poetry, ethnosymbolism in antiquity, and a wide variety of nations and regions. Areas discussed include Eastern Europe and Russia, the Middle East, the Far East and India, Africa, and the Americas.

Overall the book offers a defence of the methodology of ethnosymbolism and a demonstration of its explanatory power.

Key Features:

Includes contributions from some of the most eminent scholars in the field of nationalism studies including Anthony D. Smith, the doyen of ethnosymbolism
Offers a distinctive approach to the analysis of ethnicity and nationalism in the modern world
Ethnosymbolism is now a key element of the nationalism studies discourse
The ethnosymbolic approach can be applied to the analysis of a variety of historical and contemporary social, cultural and political situations.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 THEORIES OF NATIONALISM AND THE ETHNOSYMBOLIC APPROACH
Chapter 1 MAPPING THE FIELD: THEORIES OF NATIONALISM AND THE ETHNOSYMBOLIC APPROACH Daniele Conversi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2 THE ETHNIC ENIGMA: NATIONALISM, RACISM AND GLOBALISATION John Stone and Polly Rizova Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 3 WARFARE, REMEMBRANCE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY John Hutchinson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Part II MUSIC AND POETRY IN THE ETHNOSYMBOLIC APPROACH
Chapter 4 MUSIC AND NATIONALISM: FIVE HISTORICAL MOMENTS Jim Samson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 5 THE SOUND OF ENGLAND David Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Chapter 6 MYTH, HISTORY AND NATIONALISM: POETRY OF THE BRITISH ISLES David Aberbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Part III ANTIQUITY IN THE ETHNOSYMBOLIC APPROACH
Chapter 7 THE SUCCESSOR TERRITORY Steven Grosby Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Chapter 8 ETHNOSYMBOLISM IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLD Sebastian Garman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Part IV ETHNOSYMBOLISM IN EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA
Chapter 9 THE JEWS AND THE FORMATION OF MODERN NATIONAL IDENTITY IN POLAND Joanna B. Michlic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Chapter 10 LEV GUMILEV AND RUSSIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY DURING AND AFTER THE SOVIET ERA Mark Bassin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Chapter 11 NATIONAL SYMBOLS: ETHNICITY AND HISTORICAL CONTINUITY IN POST-COMMUNIST ‘NEW EUROPE’ Athena S. Leoussi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Part V ETHNOSYMBOLISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Chapter 12 DILEMMAS OF MIDDLE EAST POLITICS John A. Armstrong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Chapter 13 THE MUSLIM UMMA AND THE FORMATION OF MIDDLE EASTERN NATIONALISMS Haim Gerber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Chapter 14 HISTORICAL ETHNO-SYMBOLS IN THE EMERGENCE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL Allon Gal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Part VI ETHNOSYMBOLISM IN THE FAR EAST AND INDIA
Chapter 15 ETHNOSYMBOLISM IN CHINA AND TAIWAN Peter Ferdinand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Chapter 16 THE MAKING OF A LANGUAGE OF PATRIOTISM IN MODERN BENGALI Sudipta Kaviraj Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Part VII ETHNOSYMBOLISM IN AFRICA
Chapter 17 HOLY NIGERIAN NATIONALISMS Obi Igwara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Chapter 18 ETHNIC DEMOBILISATION: THE CASE OF THE AFRIKANERS David Welsh and J. E. Spence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Part VIII ETHNOSYMBOLISM IN THE AMERICAS
Chapter 19 WOMEN, WAR AND THE CONFEDERATE ETHNOSCAPE Bruce Cauthen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Chapter 20 ETHNIC ORIGINS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: AN APPROACH FROM LATIN AMERICA Natividad Gutiérrez Chong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312
Epilogue THE POWER OF ETHNIC TRADITIONS IN THE MODERN WORLD Anthony D. Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Keywords: Politics

eBook

Published: December 12, 2006
ISBN: 9780748629350