Banal NationalismSAGE, 1995 M08 15 - 208 pages Michael Billig presents a major challenge to orthodox conceptions of nationalism in this elegantly written book. While traditional theorizing has tended to the focus on extreme expressions of nationalism, the author turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms which are neither exotic or remote, he describes as `banal nationalism′. The author asks why people do not forget their national identity. He suggests that in daily life nationalism is constantly flagged in the media through routine symbols and habits of language. Banal Nationalism is critical of orthodox theories in sociology, politics and social psychology for ignoring this core feature of national identity. Michael Billig argues forcefully that with nationalism continuing to be a major ideological force in the contemporary world, it is all the more important to recognize those signs of nationalism which are so familiar that they are easily overlooked. |
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... 7524-^t ISBN 0 8039 7525-2 (pbk) Typeset by Photoprint, Torquay S.Devon Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cromwell Press Ltd. Trowbridge, Wiltshire Contents Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Nations and Languages.
... 7524-^t ISBN 0 8039 7525-2 (pbk) Typeset by Photoprint, Torquay S.Devon Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cromwell Press Ltd. Trowbridge, Wiltshire Contents Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Nations and Languages.
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Michael Billig. Contents. Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Nations and Languages 13 3 Remembering Banal Nationalism 37 4 National Identity in the World of Nations 60 5 Flagging the Homeland Daily 93 6 Postmodernity and Identity 128 ...
Michael Billig. Contents. Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Nations and Languages 13 3 Remembering Banal Nationalism 37 4 National Identity in the World of Nations 60 5 Flagging the Homeland Daily 93 6 Postmodernity and Identity 128 ...
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... language are rarely innocent. The case of 'nationalism' is no exception. By being semantically restricted to small sizes and exotic colours, 'nationalism' becomes identified as a problem: it occurs 'there' on the periphery, not 'here ...
... language are rarely innocent. The case of 'nationalism' is no exception. By being semantically restricted to small sizes and exotic colours, 'nationalism' becomes identified as a problem: it occurs 'there' on the periphery, not 'here ...
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... language. To have a national identity is to possess ways of talking about nationhood. As a number of critical social psychologists have been emphasizing, the social psychological study of identity should involve the detailed study of ...
... language. To have a national identity is to possess ways of talking about nationhood. As a number of critical social psychologists have been emphasizing, the social psychological study of identity should involve the detailed study of ...
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... language. Instead, nations have to be 'imagined' as communities. Because of this imaginary element, nationalism ... languages also have to be imagined, and this lies at the root of today's common-sense belief that discrete languages ...
... language. Instead, nations have to be 'imagined' as communities. Because of this imaginary element, nationalism ... languages also have to be imagined, and this lies at the root of today's common-sense belief that discrete languages ...
Contents
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National Identity in the World of Nations | 60 |
Flagging the Homeland Daily | 93 |
Postmodernity and Identity | 128 |
Philosophy as a Flag for the Pax Americana | 154 |
Concluding Remarks | 174 |
References | 178 |
Name Index | 193 |
Subject Index | 199 |
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