Symbols of Defeat in the Construction of National Identity

Mock, Steven

ISBN 10: 1107013364 / ISBN 13: 9781107013360

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2011

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• Titolo: Symbols of Defeat in the Construction of National Identity
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1107013364
• ISBN 13: 9781107013360
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

This book explains why nations elevate images of their own defeat to the center of their symbolism and understanding of their history.

Informazioni sull?autore

Steven J. Mock is a Morrison Fellow in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and teaches courses on nationalism, ethnic conflict and power sharing in the Political Science Department of the University of Waterloo. Mock is a past chair of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism and a former editor and current member of the international advisory board for the journal Nations and Nationalism. Working on issues related to racism, ethnic conflict and genocide and traveling extensively in Europe the Balkans and the Middle East piqued his interest in methods and theories for modeling symbols of identity and the emotions they evoke in conflict situations.