Ebook: Nationalism, Social Theory and Durkheim

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Durkheim, Sociology and Contemporary France; 2 Nations and Nationalism; 3 The Sociology of Emile Durkheim and Nationalism; 4 Durkheim: Change, Progress and Society; 5 Durkheim's Sociology of Knowledge; 6 Germany: A Durkheimian Case Study; 7 The Case of Ireland; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.;Ethno-national and religious identity and violence dominate modern politics, from Northern Ireland to terrorism in Sri Lanka, the former Yugoslavia or Afghanistan and Iraq. This book shows that social theory should be a major tool in helping explain national, religious and identity problems.