Narrating peoplehood amidst diversity : historical and theoretical perspectives /
Böss, Michael,1952-
Denmark : Aarhus University Press,
[2011].
"Telling stories is an essential part of being human: we tell stories about ourselves to show other people who we are and where we belong.  Nations have stories to tell too-"stories of peoplehood"-that build and maintain a sense of national belonging and identity.  The concept has been used to analyze identities, memories, and histories of individuals, communities and nations.  But doe it make sense to talk about peoplehood today?  Can plural societies tell national stories without marginalizing their minorities?  And is it even fair to assume that our individual self-narratives are coupled with shared cultural ones?  In [title], 16 internationally renowned scholars reflect on the nature and history of peoplehood and discuss how it forms part of national identities, public culture, and academic historiography.  Based on the theoretical analysis and empirical studies drawn from Latinos in the United States and African immigrants in France, and from multicultural stands in Canada to grand narratives in Danish history, the book is a timely contribution to the ongoing debate on belonging and identification in multicultural societies." --P[4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Stories of peoplehood: an approach to the study of identity, memory, and historiography / Michael Boss -- Re-imagining a people: towards a theory of peoplehood as social imaginary / Bernard Eric Jensen -- Citizenship, belonging and identification: the state of Denmark / Richard Jenkins -- Our stories, our selves: identities and the dialogics of narrative / Martin O. Heisler -- Identity and nationalism in a global world: some theoretical reflections / Mark Haugaard -- Nation, region, and immigration in U.S. history, 1864-1924 / Eric Rauchway -- From the shining city on a hill to a great metropolis on a plain? American stories of immigration and peoplehood / Rogers M. Smith -- From workers to enemies: national security, state building, and America's war on illegal immigrants / Ines Valdez -- Narratives of nation and anti-nation: the media and the construction of Latinos as a threat to the United States / Leo R. Chavez -- Immigration and the intersection of ethnic and national narratives: the case of ethnic Mexicans in the United States / Tomas R. Jimenez -- The writing of history and national identity: the Danish case / Claus Møller Jørgensen -- Grand narratives in Danish history: from functional identity to problematic identity / Ove Korsgaard -- Who are we now? a multicultural Canada in the twenty-first century / J.L. Cranatstein -- Canada's story: the urgency of history / Andrew Cohen -- National identity, American and otherwise / Francis Fukuyama -- Narratives of peoplehood, national history, and imagined nations amidst diversity: a conclusion / Michael Boss.
"Telling stories is an essential part of being human: we tell stories about ourselves to show other people who we are and where we belong.  Nations have stories to tell too-"stories of peoplehood"-that build and maintain a sense of national belonging and identity.  The concept has been used to analyze identities, memories, and histories of individuals, communities and nations.  But doe it make sense to talk about peoplehood today?  Can plural societies tell national stories without marginalizing their minorities?  And is it even fair to assume that our individual self-narratives are coupled with shared cultural ones?  In [title], 16 internationally renowned scholars reflect on the nature and history of peoplehood and discuss how it forms part of national identities, public culture, and academic historiography.  Based on the theoretical analysis and empirical studies drawn from Latinos in the United States and African immigrants in France, and from multicultural stands in Canada to grand narratives in Danish history, the book is a timely contribution to the ongoing debate on belonging and identification in multicultural societies." --P[4] of cover.
Group identity.
Identity (Psychology)
Nationalism.
Nation-state and globalization.