Global Perspectives on Nationalism

<p><em>Global Perspectives on Nationalism</em> takes an interdisciplinary approach informed by recent theorisations of nationalism to examine perennial questions on the topic.</p><p>The idea of nationalism centres on questions of ethnicity culture religion language and access to resources. What determines consciousness of nationalism? How is nationalism manifested shaped or countered through literary and cultural productions? The contributors highlight topical areas in studies of nationalism including ecology natural resources sustainability globalisation the Anthropocene postcolonialism indigeneity folklore popular culture and queer theory. They develop innovative perspectives on nationalism through in-depth analyses of the theoretical political literary linguistic cultural and ecological dimensions of nationalism in Argentina Australia Bangladesh Bosnia and Herzegovina China Germany Greece India Indonesia Lebanon Nepal Nigeria Poland Scotland Turkey the United States and elsewhere. This volume underscores the importance of generative dialogue between disciplines in assessing the implications of nationalism for everyday life through five thematic sections: (I) Ethnicity Ideology and Narration; (II) Religion Identity and Heritage; (III) Linguistics Tradition and Modernism; (IV) Music Lyricism and Poetics; and (V) Ecology Environment and Non-Human Lives.</p><p>This book will be of particular value to students and researchers in philosophy literary studies and political theory with interests spanning ecology ethnicity folklore gender heritage identity linguistics nationalism nationhood religion and sexuality.</p>