Nationalism and Nationhood in the United Arab Emirates (original) (raw)
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Authors:
- Martin Ledstrup
- Institute of History, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Conceptualizes nationhood and nationalism in one of the most powerful and economically trendsetting countries in the Middle East
Analyzes the rise of modern nationhood in the Arab Gulf comparing and contrasting the countries in the region
Explores nationalism studies through the textual universe of Georg Simmel, a major classic of European sociologist
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This book shows how an encounter with everyday nationhood in the northern United Arab Emirates can make us revisit the classics of sociology as continuous analytical world-views. Through the textual universe of Georg Simmel, and in particular his analysis of modern life as the feeling of dualism, the project reflects about how seemingly crucial challenges to the national – the forces of globalization and the wish to be unique – are drawn together with the formation of nationhood in everyday life. It does so not least by attending to the instances of everyday nationhood – like fashion and car-driving – that are at the same time central ways of embodying the modern. This volume appeals to students of nationalism, classical sociology, and the modern Arab Gulf.
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Authors and Affiliations
Institute of History, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Martin Ledstrup
About the author
Martin Ledstrup is Researcher in the Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
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Bibliographic Information
- Book Title: Nationalism and Nationhood in the United Arab Emirates
- Authors: Martin Ledstrup
- Series Title: The Modern Muslim World
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91653-8
- Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
- eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
- Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
- Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91652-1Published: 19 June 2018
- eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91653-8Published: 06 June 2018
- Series ISSN: 2945-6134
- Series E-ISSN: 2945-6142
- Edition Number: 1
- Number of Pages: X, 118
- Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Regionalism, Politics and Religion, Globalization, International Political Economy