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050	0	0	_aJA75.7 _b.S65 2003
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100	1		_aSmith, Rogers M. _d1953-
245	1	0	_aStories of peoplehood : _bthe politics and morals of political membership / _cRogers M. Smith.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2003.
300			_axii, 236 p. ; _c23 cm.
365			_aGBP _b23.99
490		0	_aContemporary political theory
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: on studying stories of peoplehood -- Pt. I. Explaining the political role of stories of peoplehood -- 1. Elements of a theory of people-making -- 2. The role of ethically constitutive stories -- Pt. II. Constructing political peoplehood in morally defensible ways -- 3. Ethically constitutive stories and norms of allegiance -- 4. A pioneering people.
520	1		_a"How can we build thriving political communities? In this provocative account of how societies are bound together, Rogers Smith examines the importance of 'stories of peoplehood', narratives that promise economic of political power and define political allegiances in religious, cultural, racial, ethnic, and related terms. Smith argues that no nations are purely civic: all are bound in part by stories that seek to define elements intrinsic to their members' identities and worth. These types of stories can support valuable forms of political life but they also pose dangers that must be understood if they are to be confronted. In contrast to much contemporary writing, Stories of Peoplehood argues for community-building via robust contestation among sharply differing views. This original argument combines accessible theory with colourful examples of myths and stories from around the world and over 2,500 years of human history."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aPolitical culture.
650		0	_aPolitical participation.
650		0	_aPolitical psychology.
650		0	_aPolitical sociology.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0731/2002041695-b.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2002041695.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam031/2002041695.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam034/2002041695.html
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