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Nations and their histories : constructions and representations
Title
Nations and their histories : constructions and representations / edited by Susana Carvalho and François Gemenne.
ISBN
9780230245273
0230245277
1282672126
9781282672123
9780230218604
0230218601
9786612672125
6612672129
9781349304530
1349304530
Published
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource. (xvi, 295 pages) : illustrations
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Summary
Nations and their Histories highlights the importance of the past and its uses in the formation of modern nations and national identities. It looks at the construction of different national historiographies as well as present representations of the past in the political and cultural life of nations, covering the five continents. It features contributions from some of the most prominent scholars in the field of nationalism such as Terence Ranger, Robert Gildea, Umut Özkirimli and John Breuilly.
"This volume pinpoints the importance of history and its uses in the (re)formation of modern nations and national identities in a wide variety of countries, covering the five continents. It features contributions from some of the most prominent scholars in the field of nationalism such as Terence Ranger, Robert Gildea, and John Breuilly"--Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Palgrave political & international studies collection 2010.
Other formats
Print version: Nations and their histories. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Nationalism and the Making of National Past / J. Breuilly
The Comparative History of National Historiographies in Europe / S. Berger
'Colonizing' the Past: History and Memory in Greece and Turkey / S.A. Sofos & U.Özkirimli
The Politics of Memorialization in Zimbabwe / T. Ranger
Beginning the World Over Again: Past and Future in American Nationalism / D.H. Doyle
Rediscovering Columbus in Nineteenth-Century American Textbooks / C. Cadot
Social Darwinism and Nationalism in Mexico / D.A. Brading
Eternal France: Crisis and National Self-Perception in France, 1870-2005 / R. Gildea
Cuisine, Nationality and the Making of a National Meal: The English Breakfast / K.O'Connor
National Restoration and Moral Renewal: The Dialectics of the Past in the Emergence of Modern Israel / A. Gal
Crafting Iranian Nationalism: Intersectionality of Aryanism, Westernism and Islamism / A. Kian & G. Riaux
The Evolution of State Discourses on the Nationalist Political Party in Post-Colonial Cameroon / C. Nsoudou
Refashioning Sub-National Pasts for Post-National Futures / J. Wenzel
A Season of War: Warriors, Veterans and Warfare in American Nationalism / S-M. Grant
Sinocentrism and the National Question in China / E. Hyer
Nation, History, Museum: The Politics of the Past at the National Museum of Australia / B. Wellings.
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