Amanda Machin

Nations and Democracy

New Theoretical Perspectives

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using the ideas of Wittgenstein and Lacan, Amanda Machin expertly explains that the overlapping and conflicting language games of the nation produce it as an object of desire in an uncertain world. The nation is not a pre-political thing but a matter of persistent political contestation and coalition. Providing an urgent riposte to dominant accounts, this thought provoking and highly original account demands a re-politicisation of the nation. This book will appeal to those engaged in theory and empirical research on nations and nationalism and the question of their link to democracy in a changing world, as well as those interested in psychoanalysis and Wittgenstein.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781138776142
• ISBN-10: 1138776149
• Artikelnr.: 40818935

Autorenporträt

Amanda Machin is a Researcher at Zeppelin University, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Persistent Nation 1. The Puzzling Nation: The Challenge
for Traditional Accounts 2. The Protean Nation: Wittgenstein and Language
Games 3. The Potent Nation: Lacan, Desire and the Imaginary Ego 4. The
De-Politicised Nation: Problems in Contemporary Accounts 5. The Political
Nation: Democracy and Identification Conclusion: What is the Nation? Why
should we ask the question?