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9789639116832 : national-cultures-at-grass-root-level-k-oskowska
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National Cultures at Grass-root Level

By Antonina Kłoskowska
Central European University Press

The major dilemma this volume addresses is the function of national identity in a modern society, for despite the trend towards globalization, the world continues to be riddled with national conflict.

Kłoskowska begins by looking at the controversy between two competing concepts of the origin of the nation – political and ethnic. She examines the central issues of the argument, and in particular, the characteristics and effects of ethnic differences on personal identity and the appropriation of national culture. Her theories are based upon autobiographies by individuals belonging to various national minorities in Poland and other areas where ethnic borders are blurred. The group studied included mostly young intellectuals: Ukrainians, Belarussians and Silesian-Germans. She examines the national attitudes of the various countries the ethnic minorities have been forced to live with. In her conclusion, Kłoskowska takes the view that national cultures are either 'open' or 'closed' and stresses the importance of participating in more than one cultural medium.

National Cultures at the Grass-Root Level is rich in information on contemporary theories of the nation, on its origin, character and future, and offers a deep insight into the complex and often ambiguous reality of national attitudes.

About the Author

Antonina Kłoskowska is Head of the Research Unit of Culture and Politics of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Reviews

"The book addresses important questions and provides much-needed empirical materials."—American Journal of Sociology

Endorsements

"National Cultures at the Grass-Root Level makes interesting and most important contributions to various fields of scholarship. This work is important because Kloskowska straddles so many different fields, filling lacunae in different ways."—Michael D. Kennedy

"This is an outstanding work of great originality and vitality, providing insights to some fundamental dilemmas of our age pertaining to ethnic conflict and nationalism in a pluralist setting."—Professor J.J. Smolicz
Central European University Press
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Hardback
February 1, 2000
9789639116832
English
462
2 tables, 2
9.21 Inches (US)
6.26 Inches (US)
1.75 Pounds (US)
$111.00 USD, £85.00 GBP
v2.1 Reference
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