| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 225 pages) |
| Contents |
Title Page -- Imprint -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Identity as a Political Instrument -- 2 Belonging by Choice -- 3 Freedom and Constraint -- 4 The New Radical Right and the Resurgence of Authoritarian Politics -- 5 The Rituals of Belonging -- 6 Loyalty, Citizenship and the Nation -- 7 Emotion and Political Mobilization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
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 and solidarity among members of a given community. It is this strong emotional dimension that enables belonging to act as a trigger for political mobilization and, in extreme cases, to underpin collective violence. Among the topics examined in this book are identity as a political instrument; emotions and political mobilization; the return of authoritarianism and the rise of the new radical right; symbols and the rituals of belonging; loyalty, the nation and nationalism. It includes case studies from Britain, Spain, Catalonia, Germany, the Middle East and the United States. This wide-ranging and cutting-edge book will be of great interest to students and scholars in politics, sociology and the social sciences generally |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-210) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Belonging (Social psychology)
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Identity (Psychology)
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Communities.
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Social groups.
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Community life.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Community life
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Belonging (Social psychology)
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Communities
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Identity (Psychology)
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Social groups
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Zugehörigkeit
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Identifikation
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Identität
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780745671680 |
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0745671683 |
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9780745678924 |
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0745678920 |
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