Stories of Peoplehood: The Politics and Morals of Political Membership

by Rogers M. Smith

Book Overview

How can we build thriving political communities? In this provocative account of how societies are bound together, Rogers Smith examines the importance of 'stories of peoplehood', narratives that promise economic or political power and define political allegiances in religious, cultural, racial, ethnic and related terms. Smith argues that no nations are purely civic: all are bound in part by stories that seek to define elements intrinsic to their members'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521520037
• ISBN13: 9780521520034
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.2"