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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... nations Defining issues Nation, imagination and contestation Conclusion 25 2 Psychology and Nationhood On the character of nations Social identity in social psychology Social identity in practice Conclusion: social identity and the nation 3 ...
... Nationalist Psychology and the Psychology of Nationhood 204 A choice of sides 204 Psychology in the service of nationalism 205 Psychology and the analysis of nationhood 216 Conclusion 222 References 223 Author Index 235 Subject Index ...
... nationhood constitutes such a central aspect of our social world, there is much at stake when one comes to trying to ... nationhood, you can't help running slap bang back into it. On the surface, what Alexander does is confirm our claims ...
... national identity to the structure of national action. But, as we shall shortly see, even the most cursory examination of nationhood reveals that this is a two-way relationship. Certainly, national identity may shape collective ...
... nationhood. To put it in a phrase: our ambition in writing this book is to use nationhood in order to develop psychological understanding and to use psychology in order to develop our understanding of nationhood. In order for the reader ...
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28 | |
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 |