| Nations Without Nationalism Contributor(s): Kristeva, Julia (Author), Roudiez, Leon (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0231081049 ISBN-13: 9780231081047 Publisher: Columbia University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 1993 Annotation: Underlying Julia Kristeva's latest work is the idea that otherness - whether it be ethnic, religious, social, or political - needs to be understood and accepted in order to guarantee social harmony. Nations Without Nationalism is an impassioned plea for tolerance and for commonality, aimed at a world brimming over with racism and xenophobia. Responding to the rise of neo-Nazi groups in Germany and Eastern Europe and the continued popularity of the National Front in France, Kristeva turns to the origins of the nation-state to illustrate the problematic nature of nationalism and its complex configurations in subsequent centuries. For Kristeva, the key to commonality can be found in Montesquieu's esprit general - his notion of the social body as a guaranteed hierarchy of private rights. Nations Without Nationalism also contains Kristeva's thoughts on Harlem Desir, the founder of the antiracist organization SOS Racisme; the links between psychoanalysis and nationalism; the historical nature of French national identity; the relationship between esprit general and Volksgeist; Charles de Gaulle's complex ideas involving the "nation" and his dream of a unified Europe. In the tradition of Strangers to Ourselves, her most recent nonfiction work, Nations Without Nationalism reflects a passionate commitment to enlightenment and social justice. As ethnic strife persists in Europe and the United States, Kristeva's humanistic message carries with it a special resonance and urgency. Click for more in this series: European Perspectives: A Social Thought and Cultural Criticism |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 92023568 |
| Age Level: 22-UP |
| Grade Level: 17-UP |
| Series: European Perspectives: A Social Thought and Cultural Criticism |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.8" W x 8.56" L (0.61 lbs) 108 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Kristeva points to Montesquieu's esprit general -- his notion of the social body as a guaranteed hierarchy of private rights -- in this humanistic plea for tolerance and commonality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kristeva, Julia: - Julia Kristeva is professor of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII and author of many acclaimed works and novels, including The Severed Head: Capital Visions, This Incredible Need to Believe, Hatred and Forgiveness, and Teresa, My Love: An Imagined Life of the Saint of Avila, all published by Columbia. She is the recipient of the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought and the Holberg International Memorial Prize. |
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