The Discursive Construction of National Identity
Wodak, Ruth / De Cillia, Rudolf / Reisigl, Martin / Liebhart, Karin / Hirsch, Angelika / Mitten, Richard
Which topics, discursive strategies, and linguistic devices are employed in the construction of national sameness and uniqueness on the one hand and difference to other national collectives on the other? This volume examines European discourses of national identity, paying particular attention to Austria. The authors interpret ongoing transformations of the self and the other through a combination of historical theory and methodology and polit...