Trauma, sacrifice, and the construction of modern national identity
By: Steven Mock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107013360
Subjects: Collective memory; National characteristics; Memory; Crises; Nationalism; Political messianism; History
Description: "THis is the first book to camparatively examine nations that emphasize images of their own defeat in their mythology and sense of history. Cases include Serbia, Israel, France, Greece and Ghana. Through exploring this phenomenon, it offers new insights into current theories in the study of nations and nationalism, incorporating approaches from diverse disciplines such as sociology, antropology and the psychology of religion"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.