THE NATION: AN IMAGINED COMMUNITY?
The author examines whether modernity will overcome the obstacles it faces and lead to a future social utopia. The author asserts that modernity is based on the conviction that the crises suffered will transpire without throwing into doubt the move toward social utopia. The author states that the co...
| Publicado en: | Cultural Studies Vol. 21; no. 2/3; pp. 295 - 309 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar-May2007
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| Sumario: | The author examines whether modernity will overcome the obstacles it faces and lead to a future social utopia. The author asserts that modernity is based on the conviction that the crises suffered will transpire without throwing into doubt the move toward social utopia. The author states that the concept of 'national culture' is based on a sense of social cohesion that does not reflect reality. He refers to the works by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento called "Facundo. Civilization and Barbarism" to help understand the concept of 'national culture.' |
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