Stories of Peoplehood : The Politics and Morals of Political Membership


Rogers M. Smith
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2003
Omfang
1 online resource (250 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: on studying stories of peoplehood; Manas and Moses; The need for a theory of people-building; 1 Elements of a theory of people-making; 2 The role of ethically constitutive stories; 3 Ethically constitutive stories and norms of allegiance; 4 A pioneering people; References; Index. - How is a sense of belonging to a political community created? Rogers Smith emphasises the importance of 'stories of peoplehood', which present membership as intrinsic to our identity. Combining theory with examples from around the world, this is an original and provocative account of how nations are bound together.
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ISBN
0521520037. - 0521813034. - 9780521813037

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