Cities of God and Nationalism (e-bog) af Samman, Khaldoun
Samman, Khaldoun (forfatter)

Cities of God and Nationalism e-bog

473,39 DKK (inkl. moms 591,74 DKK)
&quote;A tour-de-force in different fields of knowledge. It takes world-city and world-history literatures to a higher level of depth and understanding. It is difficult to imagine a more pioneering, in-depth study of world cities.&quote; Ramon Grosfoguel, Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley &quote;A remarkable and original discussion of three great sacre...
E-bog 473,39 DKK
Forfattere Samman, Khaldoun (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 3 december 2015
Længde 290 sider
Genrer HRAM9
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781317262435
"e;A tour-de-force in different fields of knowledge. It takes world-city and world-history literatures to a higher level of depth and understanding. It is difficult to imagine a more pioneering, in-depth study of world cities."e; Ramon Grosfoguel, Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley "e;A remarkable and original discussion of three great sacred cities across time, and their transformation by nationalism in the modern world."e; Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University Far from spawning an age of tolerance, modernity has created the social basis of division and exclusion. This book elaborates this provocative claim as it explores the rich but divided histories of three cities located at the crossroads of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Many observers presume that violence is built into these sacred cities because their citizens cling to religious or cultural ideals of some archaic age; only when this history is overcome can citizens enter a new age of brotherhood. Samman persuades us to refocus our attention on modernity, which has instilled troubling dilemmas from the outside. He shows how these sacred places long ago entered the modern world where global political and economic forces exacerbate nationalism and regional divisions. If we are to resolve deep conflicts we must re-imagine the institutional basis on which modernity, rather than religion, is built.