{"product_id":"nations-without-nationalism-9780231220866","title":"Nations Without Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julia Kristeva | Leon Roudiez\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH India\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Movements - Deconstruction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderlying Julia Kristeva's \u003ci\u003eNations Without Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e is the idea that otherness--whether it be ethnic, religious, social, or political--needs to be understood and accepted in order to guarantee social harmony. This book is an impassioned plea for tolerance and for commonality, aimed at a world brimming over with racism and xenophobia. Responding to the rise of neo-Nazi groups in Germany and Eastern Europe and the popularity of the National Front in France, Kristeva turns to the origins of the nation-state to illustrate the problematic nature of nationalism and its complex configurations in subsequent centuries. For Kristeva, the key to commonality can be found in Montesquieu's \u003ci\u003eesprit general\u003c\/i\u003e--his notion of the social body as a guaranteed hierarchy of private rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNations Without Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e also contains Kristeva's thoughts on Harlem Desir, the founder of the antiracist organization SOS Racisme; the links between psychoanalysis and nationalism; the historical nature of French national identity; the relationship between \u003ci\u003eesprit general\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVolksgeist\u003c\/i\u003e; Charles de Gaulle's complex ideas involving the \"nation\" and his dream of a unified Europe. \u003ci\u003eNations Without Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e reflects a passionate commitment to enlightenment and social justice. As ethnic strife persists in Europe and the United States, Kristeva's humanistic message carries with it a special resonance and urgency.","brand":"PRH India","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46461637525655,"sku":"9780231220866","price":845.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780231220866.webp?v=1769307311","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/nations-without-nationalism-9780231220866","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}