
Nations and Identities: Classic Readings - KeyWorks in Cultural Studies (Hardback)
Vincent P. Pecora (editor)
£103.00
Hardback
388 Pages /
Published: 11/01/2001
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Nations and Identities: Classic Readings brings together selections from some of the most significant writings on the idea of national identity over the last 400 years. Beginning with Hobbes's and Locke's early formulations of the modern state, the excerpts chosen illustrate the rich history of the national idea, from Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Fichte to Cesaire and Fanon. The nation that emerges is a polymorphous mixture of geography, language, custom, law, religion, economy, race, and collective will. The collection includes important contributions to contemporary debates about the national idea, from Anthony Smith and Ernest Gellner to Benedict Anderson and Partha Chatterjee. It bridges the gap between a strong, well-established tradition of research in the social sciences and relatively new, culturally based currents of thought in literary and postcolonial studies. A general introduction explores both the history of the idea and current scholarship, and substantive headnotes provide background on each author and selection.
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 9780631222088
Number of pages: 388
Weight: 670 g
Dimensions: 233 x 162 x 28 mm
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