Encountering nationalism
By: Jyoti Puri
Series: 21st-century sociology -- 6
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Nationalism; Nationalism -- Social aspects; National characteristics
Description: "Encountering Nationalism introduces students to concepts of nationalism in an accessible, critical, and timely way. It provides an overview of the central theories, aspects, and inconsistencies of nationalism. The book explores the promises and pitfalls of nationalism, its cultural and political aspects, and its revolutionary and repressive possibilities. The chapters are organized around the importance of the state, race, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity to nationalism, and the future of nationalism."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index