The Future of the Nation-State - 9780415147347

Taylor & Francis

The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one of the dominant anxieties of modern society. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent scholars. > The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one the dominant anxieties of modern society. On the one hand people endeavour to maintain and develop their cultural identity; on the other there are many forces for international integration. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent scholars. > One: Culture; The Nation-State as a Source of Common Mental Programming: Similarities and Differences Across Eastern and Western Europe; Food as an Expression of Identity; The Stranger: Ethnicity, Identity and Belonging; Family Policy Dilemmas in Contemporary Nation-States: Are Women Benefited by \u201CFamily-Friendly\u201D Governments?; Two: Institutions; Two: The Historical Evolution of Russian National Identis