Stories of peoplehood the politics and morals of political membership

How is a sense of belonging to a political community created? Rogers Smith emphasises the importance of 'stories of peoplehood', which present membership as intrinsic to our identity. Combining theory with examples from around the world, this is an original and provocative account of how n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Rogers M., 1953- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2003.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Contemporary political theory.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31910361*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Explaining the political role of stories of peoplehood
  • 1. Elements of a theory of people-making
  • 2. The role of ethically constitutive stories
  • Part II: Constructing political peoplehood in morally defensible ways
  • 3. Ethically constitutive stories and norms of allegiance
  • 4. A pioneering people.