Self and nation : categorization, contestation, and mobilization / Steve Reicher and Nick Hopkins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The National Question -- Psychology in a world of nations -- Defining issues -- Nation44; imagination and contestation -- Conclusion -- 2 Psychology and Nationhood -- On the character of nations -- Social identity in social psychology -- Social identity in practice -- Conclusion58; social identity and the nation -- 3 Nation and Mobilization -- Invoking the nation -- Nations and others58; identifying the other -- Non45;national politics -- Conclusion -- 4 National Identity and International Relations -- National identification and intergroup relations -- National values and international relations -- Metaphors and relations -- Conclusion -- 5 In Quest of National Character -- A singular quest -- Forming the national character -- Covering the tracks -- Conclusion -- 6 Lessons in National History -- Heroes -- Identity and history -- Conclusion -- 7 Representing the National Community -- Titles and entitlement -- Drawing the boundaries -- Representatives and representation -- Conclusion -- 8 Changing Categories and Changing Contexts -- New categories for new contexts -- Category shifts -- Conclusion -- 9 Nationalist Psychology and the Psychology of Nationhood -- A choice of sides -- Psychology in the service of nationalism -- Psychology and the analysis of nationhood -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Last Page.

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Ìn this impressive book Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins draw from a wealth of research to address issues of nationality, national identity and nationalism that lie at the heart of core topics in social psychology and its cognate disciplines. They have produced a powerful and scholarly text that interweaves an abundance of rich empirical data with a broad-reaching and timely theoretical statement. Moreover, the content is not confined to matters of national identity but also extends to treatments of stereotyping, prejudice, intergroup conflict, leadership, collective action, and the self ...

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