Psycho-nationalism: Global Thought, Iranian Imaginations (The Global Middle East)
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Arshin Adib-Moghaddam (Author)
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States routinely and readily exploit the grey area between sentiments of national affinity and hegemonic emotions geared to nationalist aggression. In this book, Arshin Adib-Moghaddam focuses on the use of Iranian identity to offer a timely exploration into the psychological and political roots of national identity and how these are often utilised by governments from East to West. Examining this trend, both under the Shah as well as by the governments since the 1979 Iranian revolution, Adib-Moghaddam's analysis is driven by what he terms 'psycho-nationalism', a new concept derived from psychological dynamics in the making of nations. Through this, he demonstrates how nationalist ideas evolved in global history and their impact on questions of identity, statecraft and culture. Psycho-nationalism describes how a nation is made, sustained and 'sold' to its citizenry and will interest students and scholars of Iranian culture and politics, world political history, nationalism studies and political philosophy. Worked examples or Exercises
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Arshin Adib-Moghaddam is Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS), and Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute. In addition he was nominated Senior Associate Fellow at the Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Center for International Studies, Portugal. He is the author of a number of books, including On the Arab Revolts and the Iranian Revolution: Power and Resistance Today (2013), and is the editor of A Critical Introduction to Khomeini (Cambridge, 2014).
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- Contributor: Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781108435703
- Number of Pages: 176
- Packaged Dimensions: 154x227x9mm
- Packaged Weight: 280
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2017-12-07
- Series: The Global Middle East
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Arshin Adib-Moghaddam is Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS), and Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute. In addition he was nominated Senior Associate Fellow at the Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Center for International Studies, Portugal. He is the author of a number of books, including On the Arab Revolts and the Iranian Revolution: Power and Resistance Today (2013), and is the editor of A Critical Introduction to Khomeini (Cambridge, 2014).
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