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Modern Peoplehood
John Lie
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Description for Modern Peoplehood
Paperback. Contends that ideas of race, ethnicity, and nationality can be subsumed under the rubric of "peoplehood." Far from being transhistorical and transcultural phenomena, race, ethnicity, and nation, the author argues, are modern notions - modernity here associated with the rise of the modern state, the industrial economy, and Enlightenment ideas. Series: Global, Area, and International Archive. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
In modern states, John Lie argues, ideas of race, ethnicity, and nationality can be subsumed under the rubric of "peoplehood." He argues indeed, that the modern state has created the idea of peoplehood. That is, the seemingly primitive, atavistic feelings of belonging associated with ethnic, racial, and national identity are largely formed by the state. Not only is the state responsible for the development and nurturing of these feelings, it is also responsible for racial and ethnic conflict, even genocide. When citizens think of themselves in terms of their peoplehood identity, they will naturally locate the cause of all troubles--from ... Read more
In modern states, John Lie argues, ideas of race, ethnicity, and nationality can be subsumed under the rubric of "peoplehood." He argues indeed, that the modern state has created the idea of peoplehood. That is, the seemingly primitive, atavistic feelings of belonging associated with ethnic, racial, and national identity are largely formed by the state. Not only is the state responsible for the development and nurturing of these feelings, it is also responsible for racial and ethnic conflict, even genocide. When citizens think of themselves in terms of their peoplehood identity, they will naturally locate the cause of all troubles--from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
Series
Global, Area, and International Archive
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520289789
SKU
V9780520289789
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About John Lie
John Lie is C. K. Cho Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
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