Nation and Identity in Contemporary Europe

by Spyros A. Sofos

Book Overview

The resilience of nationalism in contemporary Europe may seem paradoxical at a time when the nation state is widely seen as being 'in decline'. The contributors of this book see the resurgence of nationalism as symptomatic of the quest for identity and meaning in the complex modern world. Challenged from above by the supranational imperatives of globalism and from below by the complex pluralism of modern societies, the nation state, in the absence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415123135
• ISBN13: 9780415123136
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"