This book examines the process of national identity formation. It argues that identity, whether of a small community, a nation, an ethnic group, or a religious community, requires an Other against whom it becomes meaningful.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2005-01-13
Language: English
Number of Pages: 284
Edition: 1
Series: Middle East Studies: History, Politics & Law
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..