This book is about the formation of nationhood and citizenship and their transformation in the global age. The different collective identities which evolved, affected particularly by immigration, in Britain, France, the United States and Germany are outlined in a historical, genetic and comparative perspective with special emphasis on the case of Germany. It looks at the question of transnational civil ties and the identities which emerge during the process of European integration and how they relate to national and sub-national identities.

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University of Bamberg, Germany

Richard Münch

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Richard Münch is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Bamberg, Germany.

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Book Title: Nation and Citizenship in the Global Age
Book Subtitle: From National to Transnational Ties and Identities
Authors: Richard Münch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230512245
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-94552-0Published: 08 August 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42600-3Published: 01 January 2001
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-51224-5Published: 08 August 2001
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 247
Topics: Political Sociology, Sociology, general, International Relations, Migration

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction: The Formation and Transformation of Nations, Collective Identities and Citizenship

Britain: A Nation Emerging from Civil Society

France: A Nation Emerging from the State

The United States: A Nation Emerging from Voluntary Association

Germany: A Nation Emerging from Ethnic and Cultural Heritage

The Transformation of Collective Identities and Citizenship: toward European Civil Ties and Identity

Conclusion: The Transformation of Solidarities and Citizenship on the Way from National to Transnational Ties

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