Nations Matter: Culture, History and the Cosmopolitan Dream

by Craig J. Calhoun

Book Overview

Craig Calhoun, one of the most respected social scientists in the world, re-examines nationalism in light of post-1989 enthusiasm for globalization and the new anxieties of the twenty-first century. Nations Matter argues that pursuing a purely postnational politics is premature at best and possibly dangerous.

Calhoun argues that, rather than wishing nationalism away, it is important to transform it. One key is to distinguish the ideology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415411874
• ISBN13: 9780415411875
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"