| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Nationalism and Modern World History; One: The Cultural Meaning of Nationalism; Two: Politics, Revolutions, and National Sovereignty; Three: Land, Language, and Writing; Four: Religion, Sacrifice, and National Life; Five: Gender, Family, and Race; Six: The Cultural Construction of Nationalism in Early America; Seven: Nationalism and Nation-States in the Modern World, 1870-1945; Eight: Nationalism and Nation-States after 1945; Conclusion: Continuity and Change in the History of Nationalism; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Nationalism in Europe and America analyzes the multiple historical contexts and intellectual themes that have shaped modern nationalist cultures, including the political claims for national sovereignty, the emergence of nationalist narratives in historical writing and literature, the fusion of nationalism and religion, and the overlapping conceptions of gender, families, race, and national identities. Kramer emphasizes the similarities in American and European nationalist thought, showing how European ideas about land, history, and national destiny flourished in the United States while America .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Nationalism -- United States -- History
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Nationalism -- Europe -- History
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Political culture -- United States -- History
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Political culture -- Europe -- History
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Group identity -- United States -- History
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Group identity -- Europe -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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HISTORY -- United States -- General.
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Group identity
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Nationalism
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Political culture
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Europe
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780807869055 |
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0807869058 |
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9781469602936 |
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1469602938 |
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