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Nancy M. Wingfield - Creating the Other - 9781571813848 - V9781571813848
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Creating the Other

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Description for Creating the Other Hardback. The historic myths of a people/nation usually play an important role in the creation and consolidation of the basic concepts from which the self-image of that nation derives. These concepts include not only images of the nation itself, but also images of other peoples. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; HBJD; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.

The historic myths of a people/nation usually play an important role in the creation and consolidation of the basic concepts from which the self-image of that nation derives. These concepts include not only images of the nation itself, but also images of other peoples. Although the construction of ethnic stereotypes during the "long" nineteenth century initially had other functions than simply the homogenization of the particular culture and the exclusion of "others" from the public sphere, the evaluation of peoples according to criteria that included "level of civilization" yielded "rankings" of ethnic groups within the Habsburg Monarchy. That provided ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571813848
SKU
V9781571813848
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About Nancy M. Wingfield
Nancy M. Wingfield is Associate Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of books and articles on Habsburg Central Europe.

Reviews for Creating the Other
"Most of the contributions are excellent…the collection as a whole provides an invaluable update on new work in this area."  ·  History

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