Nationalism
The Instrumental Passion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7439612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin Kitching (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 98-116 |
| Publication date | 1985-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Capital & Class (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030981688502500105 |
| OpenAlex | W2136147418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 2 |
Marxists and Communist parties have had difficulty understanding nationalism and dealing with nationalist movements. Neither they, nor Weberian theorists, have been able to understand the ‘passion’ engendered by nationalism—a passion which drives people to die for their nation. In this review of two books on nationalism, one by a Weberian, the other within the Marxist tradition, Gavin Kitching identifies the beginnings of a materialist theory of consciousness which partially explains the power of nationalist passions. The two books are: Imagined communities: reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism by Benedict Anderson (London, Verso, 1983) and Nations and nationalism by Ernest Gellner (Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1983
Aesthetics · Communism · Consciousness · Epistemology · Marxist philosophy · Materialism · Nationalism · Passion · Passions · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Irish and British Studies · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious Studies
Marxism and Jewish Nationalism
Gender and Nation
Rights of nations or entitlements of international society
VI. Identity and Social Change
Nation-state or nation-family? Nationalism in marginalised African societies
Recent Marxist Theories of Nationalism and the Issue of Racism
Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Modernity
Class and chauvinism in Sri Lanka
Maps, Mother/Goddesses, and Martyrdom in Modern India
On national identity
Gender and nation
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2019 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |