David McCrone

Broschiertes Buch

The Sociology of Nationalism

Tomorrow's Ancestors

Beschreibung

In recent years nationalism has emerged as one of the dominant issues of our time. In this lucid and balanced account, David McCrone lays out the key issues and debates around a subject which is too often obscured by polemic. Among topics covered are:
_ classical and contemporary theories of nationalism
_ nationalism and ethnicity
_ nationalism and the nation state
_ colonial and post-colonial nationalisms
_ neo nationalism and post communist nationalism.

Autor

David McCrone is Professor of Sociology, and Convener of the Unit for the Study of Government in Scotland, at Edinburgh University. His previous publications include Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Stateless Nation, also published by Routledge.

Produktdetails

• International Library of Sociology
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis; Routledge
• 1998.
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9780415114608
• ISBN-10: 0415114608
• Artikelnr.: 21199289

Rezensionen

'...an impressive and extensively annotated bibliography or collection of reviews...this mostly theoretical survey contains some fascinating empirical material.' - Times Higher Education Supplement