978-0-8020-8394-4. GODFREY, S. / F. UNGER, EDS.: THE SHIFTING FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN NATION-STATES: REALIGNMENTS OF BELONGING. 2004 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS 270 gr.

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Title: THE SHIFTING FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN NATION-STATES: REALIGNMENTS OF BELONGING
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS, Toronto
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0802083943
ISBN 13: 9780802083944
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
Weight: 270 grams

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Nation-states today are under pressure from opposite directions. In Western Europe, they are being challenged by the call of assimilation into a larger supra-national polity. Elsewhere, as in Southeastern Europe, nation-states are being challenged by separatist forces from within, demanding independence or self-determination for particular ethnic groups. In either instance, the ultimate aim is not simply the breaking of bonds but rather a realignment of belonging.

When the prospect of prosperity and the good life requires an adjustment of national identities and alliances, old myths and new tales alike are mobilized in the effort. People's choices of belonging are flexible and often blatantly pragmatic. Some will never renounce their original 'nation,' while others gladly assume two or three national identities in a lifetime, all of them with a deeply felt commitment. In The Shifting Foundations of Modern Nation-States, Sima Godfrey and Frank Unger have gathered together a distinguished, multidisciplinary group of authors to discuss national myths from Europe, North America, and Asia. Just as the plurality of nations implies diverse voices and distinct narratives, the authors, coming from different disciplines and backgrounds, represent multiple discourses on the theme of nationhood.

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Sima Godfrey is an associate professor emerita of French at the University of British Columbia.

Frank Unger is a professor with the Institute for European Studies at the University of British Columbia.

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