Nations and democracy : new theoretical perspectives /
A figure of enduring ingenuity, the nation has for centuries played a part on the socio-political stage. Whether centre stage or background scenery, it has featured in violent tragedies, revolutionary drama and nostalgic fable. Today, the nation is cast simultaneously in the roles of villain and her...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Routledge,
2015
New York, New York : 2015 |
| Series: | Routledge advances in democratic theory ;
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The puzzling nation : the challenge for traditional accounts
- 2. The protean nation : Wittgenstein and language games
- 3. The potent nation : lacan, desire and the imaginary ego
- 4. The depoliticised nation : problems in contemporary accounts
- 5. The political nation : democracy and identification