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Get In-Stock Alert. Delivery not available. Pickup not available. In this collection of Greenfeld's essays, we see her tackle the topic of nationalism from an array of angles, each giving us a unique perspective on what Einstein called 'the measles of mankind'.
Covering the analogies between nationalism and religion, the political significance of culture, the incipience of nationalism in Tudor England, and much more, Greenfeld's writing is informative and well-argued. About This Item We aim to show you accurate product information.
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Get to Know Us. Customer Service. In The Spotlight. Mind, Modernity, Madness: The Impact of Culture on Human Experience is her latest essay and sets out the relationship between mental wellbeing and a healthy sense of identity. Instead of defining nationalism as an expression of modernity, Greenfeld argues that modernity must be defined precisely by the emergence of nationalism, which she says was born in England at around and came to occupy the place which had previously been reserved for the great religions.
According to Greenfeld, nationalism was the dominant cultural system for three centuries; a generator of order and the bastion of secular modern consciousness. The sense of community of nations was, she says, the basis for their political structures.
Yet, how does nationalism manifest itself in different countries? What influence has it had on the construction of states? How does it relate to contemporary democracies and is there is a role for nationalism in a globalised world?
Liah Greenfeld is a professor of sociology, political science and anthropology at Boston University. Democracy and nationalism. About Speaker Video Location.
giuliettasprint.konfer.eu: Nationalism and the Mind: Essays on Modern Culture ( ): Liah Greenfeld: Books. Presenting a collection of essays, this work talks about nationalism from an array of angles, each giving us a unique perspective on what Einstein called 'the.
This discussion starts with an introduction in Catalan.