Why US nationalism should never be considered postnationalist

MADRIAGA, M. (2010). Why US nationalism should never be considered postnationalist. National identities, 12 (1), 81-94.

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Abstract

This article demonstrates that American national identity is symbolic, subjective and ambiguous to the extent that it encapsulates senses of both similarity and difference. Citing evidence from life-history interviews with American military veterans from different ethnic groups, the article shows how some Americans can identify with being racially excluded and still share in a sense of national belonging. It is argued here that this feature is and has always been embedded in the processes of American national identification. In making this argument, this article rejects Ramsey Cook's notion that achieving a sense of similarity between universal and particular interests within a national community is hallmark of postnationalism.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	American nationalism, ethnicity, nationalism, postnationalism, whiteness
Research Institute, Centre or Group:	Quality Enhancement and Student Success Sociology, Politics and Policy Research Group
Identification Number:	10.1080/14608940903542672
Depositing User:	Caroline Fixter
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2010 16:28
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2011 14:29
URI:	http://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1316

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