The Making Of The Nations And Cultures Of The New World

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The Making of the Nations and Cultures of the New World

The Making of the Nations and Cultures of the New World
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 447
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ISBN-10 : 9780773532137
ISBN-13 : 0773532137
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Book Synopsis The Making of the Nations and Cultures of the New World by : Gérard Bouchard

Download or read book The Making of the Nations and Cultures of the New World written by Gérard Bouchard and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2008 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand emerged as nations. Through conquest and violent appropriation, European immigrants settled these lands and soon developed a sense of belonging, most potently expressed in identity, memory, and the belief in utopias. Many of these new collectivities or founding nations succeeded in breaking their colonial links to achieve political and cultural emancipation from their European mother country. The Making of the Nations and Cultures of the New World explores the question of how a culture - a collective imaginary - is born. Gérard Bouchard compares the historical itineraries of New World collectivities, which were driven by a dream of freedom and sovereignty, and finds major differences as well as striking commonalities in their formation and evolution. He also considers the myths and discursive strategies devised by the elites to unite and mobilize very diversified populations. The first English translation of Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde, winner of a Governor General's Literary Award.in 2000, this acclaimed book provides important insights for contemporary nations in crisis.


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