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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圖書標籤: 民族主義 政治學 社會學 Nationalism 美國 非小說 經典 社會
Accessible, interesting but with no solution
評分Patriotism is offensive; Nationalism is aggressive
評分The routinization of national symbols in everyday lives. And the radical assertion that nationalism is the endemic ideological condition of modernity. 最近既不civic也不banal,Billig又火瞭一把。
評分unwaved flags應該算是重點瞭。在書中多次強調。
評分The routinization of national symbols in everyday lives. And the radical assertion that nationalism is the endemic ideological condition of modernity. 最近既不civic也不banal,Billig又火瞭一把。
Banal Nationalism 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載