Blood and Soil: What is Ethnic Nationalism?

The world is aflame with endless wars and racial strife. Some societies are tearing themselves apart as mass migration fuels a nationalist backlash. Since the nineteenth century, ethnic nationalism has been a potent force, galvanizing peoples — imagined nations — around shared myths and historical truths.
Our guest is Sune Haugbølle, an expert on global political sociology. He specializes in social memory, the history of radical movements, and transnational solidarity at Roskilde University in Denmark.
He is the author of War and Memory in Lebanon (Cambridge Middle East Studies) (amazon.com/Memory-Lebanon-Cambridge-Middle-Stu…).
Further listening:
The Nakba: 1947-present (historyasithappens.supercast.com/subscriber_v2…) w/ historian Mark LeVine
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