The Double Meaning of Nationalism
Masachi Ohsawa
Although nationalism appears to be a kind of particularism, in fact we often find nationalist movements emerging within the trend toward universalism. For example, contemporary storms are taking place an era unprecedented universalization politics, economics and technology. The purpose this paper is elucidate mechanism which generates by explaining contradictory intersection between particularism First, looks at difficulty defining nation, shows that there two historical stages establishment nation. Second. difference social experiences nation those pre-nation society discovered through consideration novel developed contemporaneously. Thus it established characterized acquisition special transcendent viewpoint. Third, searches for origin traditional European political theory according king has bodies. Fourth, attempts integrate excellent theories nationalism: Gellner Anderson. Fifth, analyses types so as clarify inner structure transcendence proper nationalism. Finally, explains relating dynamics capitalism. explanation will enable us understand why chauvinism suddenly reemerges today's Eastern societies when they exposed
International Journal of Japanese Sociology