The surprising case for liberal nationalismAround the world today, nationalism is back--and it's often deeply troubling. Populist politicians exploit nationalism for authoritarian, chauvinistic, racist, and xenophobic purposes, reinforcing the view that it is fundamentally reactionary and antidemocratic. But Yael (Yuli) Tamir makes a passionate argument for a very different kind of nationalism--one that revives its participatory, creative, and egalitarian virtues, answers many of the problems caused by neoliberalism and hyperglobalism, and is essential to democracy at its best. In Why Nationalism, she explains why it is more important than ever for the Left to recognize these positive qualities of nationalism, to reclaim it from right-wing extremists, and to redirect its power to progressive ends. Provocative and hopeful, Why Nationalism is a timely and essential rethinking of a defining feature of our politics.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface to the Paperback Edition
• Foreword
• A Personal Note
• PART I: THE RETURN OF HISTORY
  • 1 The New Nationalism
  • 2 Never Say Never
  • 3 Untidy Compromises
  • 4 The Two Faces of Janus
  • 5 Nutopia
• PART II: LOVE AND MARRIAGE: THE VIRTUES OF NATIONALISM
  • 6 Living beyond Our Psychological Means
  • 7 Nation Building
  • 8 National Creativity
  • 9 This Place We Call Home
  • 10 La Vie Quotidian
  • 11 Subjects into Citizens
  • 12 A Short History of the Cross-Class Coalition
• PART III: A DIVIDED HOUSE
  • 13 The Breakdown of the Cross-Class Coalition
  • 14 One Nation, Divided, under Stress
  • 15 The Elephant in the Room
  • 16 The Birth of a Nationalist
  • 17 The Nationalism of the Vulnerable
  • 18 The Nationalism of the Affluent
• PART IV: A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT
  • 19 Liberal Nationalism
  • 20 This Is the Time
  • 21 A Race to the Bottom
• Notes
• Index