Steven Mock

Symbols of Defeat in the Construction of National Identity

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explains why nations elevate images of their own defeat to the center of their symbolism and understanding of their history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781107429482
• ISBN-10: 110742948X
• Artikelnr.: 41375377

Autorenporträt

Steven J. Mock is a Morrison Fellow in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and teaches courses on nationalism, ethnic conflict and power sharing in the Political Science Department of the University of Waterloo. Mock is a past chair of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism and a former editor and current member of the international advisory board for the journal Nations and Nationalism. Working on issues related to racism, ethnic conflict and genocide and traveling extensively in Europe the Balkans and the Middle East piqued his interest in methods and theories for modeling symbols of identity and the emotions they evoke in conflict situations.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Theories of nations and nationalism
2. Totem sacrifice and national identity
3. Symbols of defeat in national monument and ritual
4. The defeat narrative in national myth and symbol
5. Implications to politics and diplomacy
6. Exceptions.

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1. Theories of nations and nationalism; 2. Totem sacrifice and national identity; 3. Symbols of defeat in national monument and ritual; 4. The defeat narrative in national myth and symbol; 5. Implications to politics and diplomacy; 6. Exceptions.

Rezensionen

'In this rich account, Mock reinvents ethnosymbolic approaches to nationalism. Deftly navigating between the scylla of postmodernism and charybdis of rational choice, he hits the sweet spot between cultural studies and political science that has often been neglected by methodological tribalists. In bringing cultural sociology to bear on nationalist mythology, he reveals how these core myths serve as a surrogate religion for modern nations.' Eric Kaufmann, Birkbeck College, University of London