Synopsis
Everyday nationalism is a neglected subect in the literature on nationalism in Europe. Jeremy MacClancy redresses the balance in this unusual and sharp book on the human and cultural aspects of Basque identities in the modern world. Jeremy MacClancy argues that the ethnographic understanding of nationalisms -- rather than the orthodox studies of ideology, political parties, social classes and centre-periphery clashes -- offers a more nuanced comprehension of the lived reality of people in areas where nationalism is a significant force. This is very much nationalism from the bottom up.
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Review
Stark ist (...) die profunde kulturhistorische Detailkenntnis des Autors über seinen Gegenstand. ANTHROPOS
MacClancy's work has done the discipline a service. Clearly, the book is written for fellow anthropologists but others will find the book helpful as well. For those wanting a new way of looking at the study of nationalism the book provides a roadmap to th
Review
For those wanting a new way of looking at the study of nationalism the book provides a roadmap to the areas of culture that can be studied through direct observation that otherwise would be lost. --Studies In Ethnicity And Nationalism, vol. 9, no. 2, 2009
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