{"product_id":"belonging-9780745655062","title":"Belonging","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat Guibernau argues that the need to belong to a group or community - from peer groups and local communities to ethnic groups and nations - is a pervasive and enduring feature of modern social life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe power of belonging stems from the potential to generate an emotional attachment capable of fostering a shared identity, loyalty and solidarity among members of a given community. It is this strong emotional dimension that enables belonging to act as a trigger for political mobilization and, in extreme cases, to underpin collective violence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the topics examined in this book are identity as a political instrument; emotions and political mobilization; the return of authoritarianism and the rise of the new radical right; symbols and the rituals of belonging; loyalty, the nation and nationalism. It includes case studies from Britain, Spain, Catalonia,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A well-written and wide-ranging overview of many important ideas about belonging.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Social Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A thought-provoking book on fundamentally important issues.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A rich, sound and consistent book within the classical political science tradition.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Catalan Intellectual History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eBelonging\u003c\/i\u003e Professor Guibernau skilfully deconstructs the many differing elements that determine the individual's identity. In a world where conflicting trends, tendencies and tensions compete to define us, it is a timely analysis of the increasing complexities influencing much of the contemporary human predicament. It will become a standard work on the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord Smith of Clifton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Montserrat Guibernau reformulates the concept of \u003ci\u003ebelonging\u003c\/i\u003e through an in-depth exploration of mechanisms of solidarity and psychological connections between citizens and communities. The author takes us beyond debates on national identity and nationalism by deepening our understanding of loyalty, freedom and trust - three dimensions that have been neglected for too long by social scientists and political authorities - in divided polities. This book is theorerically rich and highly accessible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlain Gagnon, Université du Québec à Montréal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"How to define and interpret the relationship between the individual and community? Guibernau demonstrates possibilities of new understanding of this almost secular problem by introducing the newly defined term belonging in mutual tension with identification and nationalism. Theoretical reflections are connected with pressing political problems of our times. This approach is rich on inspiration and intellectual challenge for all social sciences.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiroslav Hroch, Charles University, Prague\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutline of the book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Identity as a Political Instrument 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting identities 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of boundaries 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional versus modern societies 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe construction and meaning of identity 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe consequences of globalization 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Belonging by Choice 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelonging and emotion 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe conditions of belonging 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollective identity and the power of symbols 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelonging to the nation 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollective identity and political mobilization 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Freedom and Constraint 50\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmanuel Kant 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichel Foucault 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErich Fromm 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe freedom to belong 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlienation, fear of irrelevance and group membership 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEscaping into new dependencies: addiction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The New Radical Right and the Resurgence of Authoritarian Politics 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise of authoritarianism 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new radical right versus traditional fascism 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho votes for the new radical right? 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘White resistance’ as a transnational movement 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise of ethno-politics 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn racism 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nation: conflicting views 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom biological to cultural exclusion 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Rituals of Belonging 92\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe power of symbols 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe meaning of symbols 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual and power 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual and emotions 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRituals of ‘inclusion’ and ‘exclusion’ 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRites of belonging in modern society 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRites of passage 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Exclusive’ and ‘inclusive’ groups and associations 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Loyalty, Citizenship and the Nation 118\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn loyalty 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree types of loyalty 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoyalty, the nation and nationalism 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational loyalty in peacetime and wartime 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoyalty programmes in the USA 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScapegoating and dissent 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom versus conformity 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Authoritarian’ versus ‘democratic’ loyalty 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe great challenge: turning immigrants into Americans 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Emotion and Political Mobilization 144\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotion and social action 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotion and the rational imperatives of market capitalism 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Taming’ emotion and the construction of ‘healing spaces’ 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotion and political mobilization 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 211\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404404597079,"sku":"9780745655062","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745655062.jpg?v=1730486365","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/belonging-9780745655062","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}