| On Nationality Contributor(s): Miller, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198280475 ISBN-13: 9780198280477 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: In this book David Miller defends the principle of nationality. He argues that national identities are valid sources of personal identity; that we are justified in recognizing special obligations to our co-nationals; that nations have good grounds for wanting to be politically self-determining; but that recognizing the claims of nationality does not entail suppressing other sources of personal identity, such as ethnicity. Finally, he considers the claim that national identities are dissolving in the late twentieth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 323.6 |
| LCCN: 95017966 |
| Lexile Measure: 1580 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.39" W x 9.52" (1.14 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nationalism is a dominating force in contemporary politics, but political philosophers have been markedly reluctant to discuss, let alone endorse, nationalist ideas. In this book, David Miller defends the principle of nationality. He argues that national identities are valid sources of personal identity; that we are justified in recognizing special obligations to our co-nationals; that nations have good grounds for wanting to be politically self-determining; but that recognizing the claims of nationality does not entail suppressing other sources of personal identity, such as ethnicity. Finally, he considers the claim that national identities are dissolving in the late twentieth century. This timely and provocative book offers the most compelling defense to date of nationality from a radical perspective. |