Examining Irish nationalism in the context of literature, culture and religion :: a study of the epistemological structure of nationalism /

This study argues that it is only through its epistemological perspective that nationalism can be properly analyzed. It goes on to offer such an analysis, utilizing the work of Jacques Lacan. This study contents that the captation of the self by a reflected, two-dimensional image of that self is the...

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1. Verfasser: O'Brien, Eugene, 1958-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2002.
Schriftenreihe:Irish studies (Lewiston, N.Y.) ; v. 3.
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Zusammenfassung:This study argues that it is only through its epistemological perspective that nationalism can be properly analyzed. It goes on to offer such an analysis, utilizing the work of Jacques Lacan. This study contents that the captation of the self by a reflected, two-dimensional image of that self is the sine qua non of the epistemology of nationalism, as a sense of group selfhood is defined performatively through this process. The strong connections between nationalism and religion are examined Finally, the supposed difference between political nationalism and 'cultural nationalism' is interrogate.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780773421226
077342122X

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