| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 176 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Whose nationalism is it anyway -- The politics of contemporary Scottish nationalism -- The changing sense of Scotland: the political employment of national identity -- Nationalism's metaphor: the discourse and grammar of national personification -- Mass perceptions of national identity: locating national identity in the public's discourse -- The Scottish political elite view of national identity -- (Re)describing Scottish national identity |
| Summary |
Uses manifesto analysis to measure political nationalism in Scotland Murray Leith and Daniel P.J. Soule explore the importance of groups, concepts and events such as the SNP and devolution, unionism, the political elite, political and public discourse, inclusion and exclusion, enforced nationalism, and birth, race and citizenship to nationalist feeling in Scotland. The authors set the Modernist view of Scottish nationalism against the work of Gellner, Anderson and Billig to create their own 'mixed method' of evaluating nationalism. Key Features Presents a detailed consideration of the language used within the political and nationalist arena in Scotland Compares a variety of attitudes and opinions held within Scotland from the political elite to the masses Introduces a new method for measuring political nationalism using manifesto analysis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-165) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Nationalism -- Scotland
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Communication in politics -- Scotland
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- Scotland
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Decentralization in government -- Scotland
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- State.
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Communication in politics
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Decentralization in government
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects
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Nationalism
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Scotland -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85118858
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| Subject |
Scotland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Soule, Daniel P. J., author.
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| ISBN |
9780748647118 |
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0748647112 |
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0748652914 |
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9780748652914 |
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1283221861 |
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9781283221863 |
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9786613221865 |
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6613221864 |
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