Description
Psycho-nationalism explores the psychological and political roots of national identity and how these are often utilised by governments.
About the Author
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam is Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS), and Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute. In addition he was nominated Senior Associate Fellow at the Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Center for International Studies, Portugal. He is the author of a number of books, including On the Arab Revolts and the Iranian Revolution: Power and Resistance Today (2013), and is the editor of A Critical Introduction to Khomeini (Cambridge, 2014).
Reviews
'Sophisticated and innovative, Psycho-nationalism sheds new light on the persistent problem of nationalism. In what Arshin Adib-Moghaddam calls 'psycho-nationalism', the focus is less about, in reference to Ernest Gellner, a political principle with a homogenizing force, and more about disciplinary practices in shaping a cognitive regime of self and other, marked by policies of separation and political antagonism. However, as the case of Iran shows, such disciplinary mechanisms also involve sites of resistance, everyday defiances in redefining the state-society relations in the global era of (un)making nations. This is a book certain to generate discussion and have a major impact in cultural and socio-political studies.' Babak Rahimi, Director of the Program for the Study of Religion and Third World Studies, University of California, San Diego
Book Information
ISBN 9781108423076
Author Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Format Hardback
Page Count 176
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 390g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 13mm