The Myth Of Nations
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The Myth Of Nations
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Author : Patrick J. Geary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Myth Of Nations written by Patrick J. Geary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Modern-day Europeans by the millions proudly trace back their national identities to the Celts, Franks, Gauls, Goths, Huns, or Serbs--or some combination of the various peoples who inhabited, traversed, or pillaged their continent more than a thousand years ago. According to Patrick Geary, this is historical nonsense. The idea that national character is fixed for all time in a simpler, distant past is groundless, he argues in this unflinching reconsideration of European nationhood. Few of the peoples that many Europeans honor as sharing their sense of ''nation'' had comparably homogeneous identities; even the Huns, he points out, were firmly united only under Attila's ten-year reign. Geary dismantles the nationalist myths about how the nations of Europe were born. Through rigorous analysis set in lucid prose, he contrasts the myths with the actual history of Europe's transformation between the fourth and ninth centuries--the period of grand migrations that nationalists hold dear. The nationalist sentiments today increasingly taken for granted in Europe emerged, he argues, only in the nineteenth century. Ironically, this phenomenon was kept alive not just by responsive populations--but by complicit scholars. Ultimately, Geary concludes, the actual formation of European peoples must be seen as an extended process that began in antiquity and continues in the present. The resulting image is a challenge to those who anchor contemporary antagonisms in ancient myths--to those who claim that immigration and tolerance toward minorities despoil ''nationhood.'' As Geary shows, such ideologues--whether Le Pens who champion ''the French people born with the baptism of Clovis in 496'' or Milosevics who cite early Serbian history to claim rebellious regions--know their myths but not their history. The Myth of Nations will be intensely debated by all who understood that a history that does not change, that reduces the complexities of many centuries to a single, eternal moment, isn't history at all.
The Myth Of Nations
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Author : Patrick J. Geary
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2003-02-02
The Myth Of Nations written by Patrick J. Geary and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-02 with History categories.
Dismantling nationalist myths about how the nations of Europe were born, this text contrasts them with the actual history of Europe's transformation between the fourth and ninth centuries - the period of grand migrations that nationalists hold dear.
The Myth Of The Good And Bad Nations
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Author : René Albert Wormser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
The Myth Of The Good And Bad Nations written by René Albert Wormser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with National characteristics categories.
National Museums And The Origins Of Nations
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Author : Sheila Watson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-28
National Museums And The Origins Of Nations written by Sheila Watson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-28 with Art categories.
National Museums and the Origins of Nations provides the first international survey of origins stories in national museums and examines the ways in which such museums use the distant past as a vehicle to reflect the concerns of the political present. Offering an international comparison of institutions in China, North and South America, the Middle East, Europe and Australia, the book argues that national museums tell us more about what sort of community a nation wishes to be today, than how and why that nation came into being. Watson also reveals the ways in which narrative and exhibition design attempt to engage the visitor in an emotional experience designed to promote loyalty to, and pride in, the nation, or to remind visitors who are not citizens that they do not belong. These narratives of origin are, it is claimed, based on so-called factual accuracies, but this book reveals that they are often selective, emotional and rarely critiqued within institutions. At a time when nationalism is very much back on the political agenda, this book highlights how museums reflect current political and social concerns. National Museums and the Origins of Nations will appeal to academics and students engaged in the study of museums, heritage, politics, nationalism and history.
The Myth Of The Military Nation
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Author : A. Altinay
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2004-12-09
The Myth Of The Military Nation written by A. Altinay and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-09 with Social Science categories.
Altinay examines how the myth that the military is central to Turkey's national identity was created, perpetuated, and acts to shape politics. Tracing how the ideology of militarism is maintained and its implications for ethnic and gender relations, she considers the challenges facing Turkey as it moves from being a plural to a pluralistic society.
Mythology And Nation Building
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Author : Sophie Bønding
language : en
Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Release Date : 2021-07-30
Mythology And Nation Building written by Sophie Bønding and has been published by Aarhus Universitetsforlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-30 with History categories.
Stories of gods, heroes and monsters permeated discourses of national selfhood in the nineteenth century. During this tumultuous time, Europe’s modern nations arose from the misty waters of long-forgotten national pasts – or so was the perception at the time. Each embedded in their particular national and political contexts, towering cultural figures – N.F.S. Grundtvig, Jacob Grimm, Jonás Halgrímsson, William Morris, Adam Oehlenschläger and many more – were catalysts for the formation of national discourses of belonging, built upon the mythological story-worlds of Europe’s non-classical vernacular pasts. This interdisciplinary book offers new perspectives on the uses of pre-Christian mythologies in the formation of national communities in nineteenth-century Northern and Western Europe. Through theoretical articles and case studies, it puts forth new understandings of how cultural thinkers across Europe utilized pre-Christian mythologies as symbolic resources in the forging of national communities. Perceptions of national identity were thus shaped, many of which are still at play today.
Myths And Memories Of The Nation
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Author : Anthony D. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 1999
Myths And Memories Of The Nation written by Anthony D. Smith and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.
Nations and nationalism remain powerful phenomena in the contemporary world. Why do they continue to inspire such passion and attachments? Myths and Memories of the Nation explores the roots of nationalism by examining the myths, symbols and memories of the nation through a 'ethno-symbolic' approach. The book reveals the continuing power of myth and memory to mobilise, define and shape people and their destinies. It examines the variety and durability of ethnic attachments and national identities, and assesses the contemporary revival of ethnic conflicts and nationalism. The book analyses the depth of ethnic attachments and the persistence of nations to this day.
Myths And Memories Of The Nation
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Author : Anthony D. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 1999
Myths And Memories Of The Nation written by Anthony D. Smith and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.
Nations and nationalism remain powerful phenomena in the contemporary world. Why do they continue to inspire such passion and attachments? Myths and Memories of the Nation explores the roots of nationalism by examining the myths, symbols and memories of the nation through a 'ethno-symbolic'approach. The book reveals the continuing power of myth and memory to mobilise, define and shape people and their destinies. It examines the variety and durability of ethnic attachments and national identities, and assesses the contemporary revival of ethnic conflicts and nationalism. The bookanalyses the depth of ethnic attachments and the persistence of nations to this day.
The Myth Of A Guilty Nation
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Author : Albert Jay Nock
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2021-05-19
The Myth Of A Guilty Nation written by Albert Jay Nock and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-19 with Fiction categories.
The Myth of a Guilty Nation by Albert Jay Nock examines the diplomatical and military undertakings of England, France, Germany and Russia in the years leading up to WWI and shortly after its beginning.
Nations And Nationalism Since 1780
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Author : E. J. Hobsbawm
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992-10-29
Nations And Nationalism Since 1780 written by E. J. Hobsbawm and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-10-29 with History categories.
Hobsbawm's classic account, revised in the light of recent political upheavals.