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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... National Identity in the World of Nations 60 5 Flagging the Homeland Daily 93 6 Postmodernity and Identity 128 7 Philosophy as a Flag for the Pax Americana 154 8 Concluding Remarks 174 References 178 Name Index 193 Subject Index 198.
... National Identity in the World of Nations 60 5 Flagging the Homeland Daily 93 6 Postmodernity and Identity 128 7 Philosophy as a Flag for the Pax Americana 154 8 Concluding Remarks 174 References 178 Name Index 193 Subject Index 198.
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... philosophy has an engagingly sceptical tone, which seems to dispute the certainties of nationalism and which echoes the spirit of postmodern times. Yet, in so doing, this philosophy illustrates the subtle hold of nationalist assumptions ...
... philosophy has an engagingly sceptical tone, which seems to dispute the certainties of nationalism and which echoes the spirit of postmodern times. Yet, in so doing, this philosophy illustrates the subtle hold of nationalist assumptions ...
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... philosophy can be considered as an intellectual flag for its place and its times. It is an exemplar of the nationalist philosophy of a new world order, which is being constructed, like the coalition in the Gulf, around a US leadership ...
... philosophy can be considered as an intellectual flag for its place and its times. It is an exemplar of the nationalist philosophy of a new world order, which is being constructed, like the coalition in the Gulf, around a US leadership ...
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... Philosophy of Language, the book he wrote under the name of Voloshinov (Holquist, 1990). Bakhtin argued that "objective psychology must be grounded in the study of ideology", and that forms of consciousness were constituted through ...
... Philosophy of Language, the book he wrote under the name of Voloshinov (Holquist, 1990). Bakhtin argued that "objective psychology must be grounded in the study of ideology", and that forms of consciousness were constituted through ...
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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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