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Nationalism and the Moral Psychology of Community
Bernard Yack
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Description for Nationalism and the Moral Psychology of Community
Hardback. How is it that the nation, a relatively old form of community, has risen to such prominence in an era so strongly identified with the individual? The author argues that it is the inadequacy of our understanding of community - and especially the moral psychology that animates it - that has made this question so difficult to answer. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 739.
Nationalism is one of modern history's great surprises. How is it that the nation, a relatively old form of community, has risen to such prominence in an era so strongly identified with the individual? Bernard Yack argues that it is the inadequacy of our understanding of community - and especially the moral psychology that animates it - that has made this question so difficult to answer. Yack develops a broader and more flexible theory of community and shows how to use it in the study of nations and nationalism. What makes nationalism such a powerful and morally problematic force in ... Read more
Nationalism is one of modern history's great surprises. How is it that the nation, a relatively old form of community, has risen to such prominence in an era so strongly identified with the individual? Bernard Yack argues that it is the inadequacy of our understanding of community - and especially the moral psychology that animates it - that has made this question so difficult to answer. Yack develops a broader and more flexible theory of community and shows how to use it in the study of nations and nationalism. What makes nationalism such a powerful and morally problematic force in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226944661
SKU
V9780226944661
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About Bernard Yack
Bernard Yack is the Lerman-Neubauer Professor of Democracy in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University. He is the author of several books, including The Problems of a Political Animal and Liberalism without Illusions.
Reviews for Nationalism and the Moral Psychology of Community
"A long-awaited and important book on the ethics of nationalism. The content is original and insightful, sustained throughout by Bernard Yack's addressing of issue after issue, both in theoretical and practical terms, and doing so with enormous background knowledge of political theorists, past and present, and - crucially - with a sense of social reality." (John A. Hall, McGill University)" ... Read more