| Reclaiming Patriotism: Nation-Building for Australian Progressives Contributor(s): Soutphommasane, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521134722 ISBN-13: 9780521134729 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $36.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism |
| Dewey: 320.540 |
| LCCN: 2010294695 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 166 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Affronted by the xenophobic nationalists who stalked the land during the Howard years, many progressive Australians have rejected a love of country, forgetting that there is a patriotism of the liberal left that at different times has advanced liberty, egalitarianism, and democratic citizenship. Tim Soutphommasane, a first-generation Australian and political philosopher who has journeyed from Sydney's western suburbs to Oxford University, re-imagines patriotism as a generous sentiment of democratic renewal and national belonging. In accessible prose, he explains why our political leaders will need to draw upon the better angels of patriotism if they hope to inspire citizens for nation-building, and indeed persuade them to make sacrifices in the hard times ahead. As we debate the twenty-first century challenges of reconciliation and a republic, citizenship and climate change, Reclaiming Patriotism proposes a narrative we have to have. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soutphommasane, Tim: - Tim Soutphommasane is a Doctoral Researcher in Political Theory, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. |