The National Habitus: Ways of Feeling French, 1789-1870

by Marie-Pierre Le Hir

Stories about border crossers, illegal aliens, refugees that regularly appear in the press everywhere point to the crucial role national identity plays in human beings' lives today. The National Habitus seeks to understand how and why national belonging became so central to a person's identity and sense of identity. Centered on the acquisition of the national habitus, the process that transforms subjects into citizens when a state becomes a nation-state,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110559234
• ISBN13: 9783110559231
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"