The Many Faces of Patriotism

by Abbott, Philip R.; Abbott, Philip; Berns, Walter; Brubaker, Rogers; Buhlungu, Sakhela; De-Weese-Boyd, Ian; De-Weese-Boyd, Margaret; Faue, Elizabeth; Kruman, Marc W.; Maré, Gerhard; Nussbaum, Margaret C.; Reid, Irvin; Small, Melvin; Wilkins, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780742550704
• ISBN10: 0742550702
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-03
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

In the decades following the end of the Cold War, scholars turned their attention to reevaluating patriotism. Many saw both its ability to serve as a cohesive force and its desirability as a political and moral concept waning in a time of peace and globalization. The shock of September 11 shook this assessment, as it brought a new surge of patriotism to America. In this volume, nine authors debate the consequences of the 21st century's patriotic resurgence, examining it both in theoretical and comparative terms that draw on examples of patriotism from ancient Greece to post-apartheid South Africa.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Memorial: Reflections on September 11	p. ix
Introduction: The Return of Patriotism	p. xiii
Patriotism, Virtue, and Emotion
Patriotism and Multiculturalism	p. 3
Compassion and Terror	p. 15
In the Name of the Nation: Reflections on Nationalism and Patriotism	p. 37
"Flying the Flag of Rough Branch": Rethinking Post-September 11 Patriotism through the Writings of Wendell Berry	p. 53
Patriotism, Nation-Building, and War
Reflections on White and Black Allegiances to South Africa: Race, Class, and "The Nation"	p. 77
Race, Nation, Democracy: Questioning Patriotism in the New South Africa	p. 97
Patriotism in Interesting Times	p. 121
Shifting Labor's Loyalties: Redefining Citizenship and Allegiance in the 1940s Left	p. 127
Patriotism and Dissent: The Vietnam Era	p. 145
About the Contributors	p. 163
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