{"product_id":"belonging-montserrat-guibernau-9780745655079","title":"Belonging: Solidarity and Division in Modern Societies","description":"It is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat Guibernau argues that the need to belong to a group or community - from peer groups and local communities to ethnic groups and nations - is a pervasive and enduring feature of modern social life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe power of belonging stems from the potential to generate an emotional attachment capable of fostering a shared identity, loyalty and solidarity among members of a given community. It is this strong emotional dimension that enables belonging to act as a trigger for political mobilization and, in extreme cases, to underpin collective violence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the topics examined in this book are identity as a political instrument; emotions and political mobilization; the return of authoritarianism and the rise of the new radical right; symbols and the rituals of belonging; loyalty, the nation and nationalism. It includes case studies from Britain, Spain, Catalonia, Germany, the Middle East and the United States. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis wide-ranging and cutting-edge book will be of great interest to students and scholars in politics, sociology and the social sciences generally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Montserrat Guibernau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745655076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745655079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014","brand":"Montserrat Guibernau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094401208575,"sku":"9780745655079","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2e8d293-d6ed-40ad-b874-3f1f9d2f827b.jpg?v=1724844545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/belonging-montserrat-guibernau-9780745655079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}