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The second edition of The Ethnicity Reader offers a comprehensive and engaging selection of readings for students of sociology, politics, international relations and race relations.

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It is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat Guibernau argues that the need to belong to a group or community - from peer groups and local communities to ethnic groups and nations - is a pervasive and enduring feature of modern social life. The power of belonging stems from the potential to generate an emotional attachment capable of fostering a shared identity, loyalty an...

It is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat Guibernau argues that the need to belong to a group or community - from peer groups and local communities to ethnic groups and nations - is a pervasive and enduring feature of modern social life. The power of belonging stems from the potential to generate an emotional attachment capable of fostering a shared identity, loyalty an...

Catalan Nationalism offers a fresh socio-political analysis of Catalan nationalism during the Franco regime (1939-1975) and the Spanish transition to democracy.

This volume celebrates and evaluates Anthony D. Smith's path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. A fresh and critical look at Anthony D. Smith's path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. Debates various issues concerning Smith's controversial ethnosymbolic approach. Includes contributions from academics based in the Czech Republic, Norway, the UK and US. Opens up new avenues of research.

This book offers the most up-to-date survey of current perspectives and debates in the fields of nations and nationalism. It brings together a selected group of leading scholars in each of the sub-fields who offer a comprehensive and challenging approach to the study of nationalism.

Has devolution fostered secessionism in Catalonia? Are Catalans content with the outcome of the Spanish transition to democracy? Is there a future for Catalan nationalism within the EU? What is the impact of globalization upon the survival and development of nations without states such as Catalonia? These key questions are addressed in this volume.

Provides a comprehensive yet accessible account of one of the most important issues now facing political analysis. ∗ Incorporates a systematic discussion of major themes of nationalism. ∗ Focuses upon a neglected issue: the issue of "nations without states which exist without a formal territory of appenditure of government".

∗ A path-breaking analysis of the new importance of ′nations without states′ due to the changes brought about by globalization. ∗ Draws on a wide range of case studies including Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Catalonia, the Indian nations in North America, and Quebec.

The second edition of The Ethnicity Reader offers a comprehensive and engaging selection of readings for students of sociology, politics, international relations and race relations.

What is national identity? What are the main challenges posed to national identity by the strengthening of regional identities and the growth of cultural diversity? How is right-wing nationalism connected to the desire to preserve a traditional image of national identity? Can we forge a new kind of national identity that responds to the challenges of globalization and other deep-seated changes? In this important new book, Montserrat Guibernau...

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What is national identity? What are the main challenges posed to national identity by the strengthening of regional identities and the growth of cultural diversity? How is right-wing nationalism connected to the desire to preserve a traditional image of national identity? Can we forge a new kind of national identity that responds to the challenges of globalization and other deep-seated changes? In this important new book, Montserrat Guibernau...