The Cult of the Nation in France : Inventing Nationalism, 1680-1800.
Bell, David A.
The Cult of the Nation in France : Inventing Nationalism, 1680-1800. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (322 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Constructing the Nation -- 1. The National and the Sacred -- 2. The Politics of Patriotism and National Sentiment -- 3. English Barbarians, French Martyrs -- 4. National Memory and the Canon of Great Frenchmen -- 5. National Character and the Republican Imagination -- 6. National Language and the Revolutionary Crucible -- Conclusion: Toward the Present Day and the End of Nationalism -- Notes -- Note on Internet Appendices and Bibliography -- Index.
In a work of lucid prose and striking originality, Bell offers the first comprehensive survey of patriotism and national sentiment in early modern France, and shows how the dialectical relationship between nationalism and religion left a complex legacy that still resonates in debates over French national identity today.
9780674020726
Nationalism-France-History.
French language-Political aspects.
National characteristics, French.
France-Politics and government-17th century.
France-Politics and government-18th century.
Electronic books.
DC121
320.5/4/0944/09033
The Cult of the Nation in France : Inventing Nationalism, 1680-1800. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (322 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Constructing the Nation -- 1. The National and the Sacred -- 2. The Politics of Patriotism and National Sentiment -- 3. English Barbarians, French Martyrs -- 4. National Memory and the Canon of Great Frenchmen -- 5. National Character and the Republican Imagination -- 6. National Language and the Revolutionary Crucible -- Conclusion: Toward the Present Day and the End of Nationalism -- Notes -- Note on Internet Appendices and Bibliography -- Index.
In a work of lucid prose and striking originality, Bell offers the first comprehensive survey of patriotism and national sentiment in early modern France, and shows how the dialectical relationship between nationalism and religion left a complex legacy that still resonates in debates over French national identity today.
9780674020726
Nationalism-France-History.
French language-Political aspects.
National characteristics, French.
France-Politics and government-17th century.
France-Politics and government-18th century.
Electronic books.
DC121
320.5/4/0944/09033