{"product_id":"borders-of-belief-religious-nationalism-and-the-formation-of-identity-in-ireland-and-turkey-paperback","title":"Borders of Belief: Religious Nationalism and the Formation of Identity in Ireland and Turkey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory J. Goalwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligion and nationalism are two of the most powerful forces in the world. And as powerful as they are separately, humans throughout history have fused religious beliefs and nationalist politics to develop religious nationalism, which uses \u003ci\u003ereligious \u003c\/i\u003eidentity to define membership in the \u003ci\u003enational\u003c\/i\u003e community. But why and how have modern nationalists built religious identity as the foundational signifier of national identity in what sociologists have predicted would be a more secular world? This book takes two cases - nationalism in both Ireland and Turkey in the 20th century - as a foundation to advance a new theory of religious nationalism. By comparing cases, Goalwin emphasizes how modern political actors deploy religious identity as a boundary that differentiates national groups This theory argues that religious nationalism is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e a knee-jerk reaction to secular modernization, but a powerful movement developed as a tool that forges new and independent national identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGREGORY J. GOALWIN is an assistant professor of sociology at Aurora University in Illinois. His research has been published in journals including \u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eocial Science History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Patterns of Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNationalities Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eournal of Historical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158680899719,"sku":"9781978826489","price":61.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/61efdf6b40b30ee5234db3915157266c.webp?v=1733260697","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/borders-of-belief-religious-nationalism-and-the-formation-of-identity-in-ireland-and-turkey-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}