National Identity by Anthony D. Smith

National identity is often cited as a major contributing factor to many of the world's worst trouble spots, for example Palestinians versus Jews in Israel, the troubles in Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Bangladesh, Armenia and Tibet. This book addresses the issue of why national identity is so important. It examines how it differs from racial, ethnic and regional identity and how it originated in both the West and the Third World. The relationship between national identity and language is shown by the author to be important, but crucial to an enduring sense of national identity is religion and it capacity to separate groups of people. This 1991 Penguin Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780140125658 SKU: 1583370 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1583370
Location: Non Fiction