'The opposite of nationalism'? Rethinking patriotism in US political discourse.
Patriotism frequently is framed as an individualised expression of affinity for a civic polity and a counterweight to ethnocultural nationalism. Yet the term is invoked by theorists and practitioners to denote a broad, often contradictory range of values. This paper argues that this is not simply se...
| Published in: | Identities Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 807 - 827 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2022
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