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100 1 _aMock, Steven J.,
245 1 0 _aSymbols of defeat in the construction of national identity
260 _aCambridge ;
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _aviii, 297 p. ;
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aNationalism
650 0 _aNational characteristics
650 0 _aCrises
650 0 _aMemory
650 0 _aCollective memory
650 0 _aPolitical messianism
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