Self and NationSAGE, 18.12.2000 г. - 256 страници A `RARE BOOK′ FROM LOCAL AUTHORS `Here is a rare book, a truly helpful piece of work on the psychology of nationalism. Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins, of St Andrews and Dundee Universities, focus much of their study of recent Scottish experience, drawing on inter-views with political activists. The cast light on why our `Unionists′ and nationalists feel so sure their side represents our national identity and the other lot doesn′t. For once it is a compliment to say a book raises more questions than it answers. Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins open up large questions closer inspection′ - Glasgow Herald `In this impressive book Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins draw from a wealth of research to address issues of nationality, national identity and nationalism that lie at the heart of core topics in social psychology and its cognate disciplines. They have produced a powerful and scholarly text that interweaves an abundance of rich empirical data with a broad-reaching and timely theoretical statement. Moreover, the content is not confined to matters of national identity but also extends to treatments of stereotyping, prejudice, intergroup conflict, leadership, collective action, and the self .... For all these reasons, the book should serve essential and compelling reading for a very broad audience′ - S Alexander Haslam, Australian National University `Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins write with elegance and clarity, drawing the reader into their argument, without losing any of its complexity and nuance. This book deserves to make a major impact in studies of nationalism. It ought to become a classic.... I′m quite bowled over - it′s really brilliant′ - David McCrone, Edinburgh University |
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... importance is his illustration of the ways in which these questions are asked and the presuppositions that allow them to be asked in this way. The most common question takes the form: What is the character of the nation? What does it ...
... importance to those living in Scotland, we fully recognize that it may have seemed far less significant to those living further away. However, our aim was not to be parochial. Our logic was based on what Clifford Geertz has had to say ...
... Gellner (1994) observes, nationalism may be an important and pervasive force, but it rarely leads to violent disruption. If we limit our concern with the phenomena to those moments when people are preparing 2 Self and nation.
... important for them. It is not only nationalism and national identity that invoke psychological constructs. Increasingly, the very concept of nation has come to incorporate a psychological dimension. Perhaps the two most famous ...
... the background against which we will address what sort of psychology is needed to be fit for the nation. If it indicates how far there is to go, it also indicates how important it is to undertake the journey. The first 6 Self and nation.
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3 Nation and Mobilization | 53 |
4 National Identity and International Relations | 77 |
5 In Quest of National Character | 100 |
6 Lessons in National History | 131 |
7 Representing the National Community | 152 |
8 Changing Categories and Changing Contexts | 181 |
9 Nationalist Psychology and the Psychology of Nationhood | 204 |
References | 223 |
Author Index | 235 |
Subject Index | 239 |