TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mock,Steven J.
TI  - Symbols of defeat in the construction of national identity 
SN  - 9781107013360
U1  - 320.54 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Nationalism
KW  - National characteristics
KW  - Crises
KW  - Memory
KW  - Collective memory
KW  - Political messianism
N2  - "THis is the first book to camparatively examine nations that emphasize images of their own defeat in their mythology and sense of history. Cases include Serbia, Israel, France, Greece and Ghana. Through exploring this phenomenon, it offers new insights into current theories in the study of nations and nationalism, incorporating approaches from diverse disciplines such as sociology, anthropology and the psychology of religion"--
ER  -