Symbols of defeat in the construction of national identity

"THis is the first book to camparatively examine nations that emphasize images of their own defeat in their mythology and sense of history. Cases include Serbia, Israel, France, Greece and Ghana. Through exploring this phenomenon, it offers new insights into current theories in the study of nat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mock, Steven J.
Format: Printed Book
Published: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Nationalism
National characteristics
Crises
Memory
Collective memory
Political messianism
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