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Within the context of defining postnational political structures, all nation-states must currently face the obligation of redefining their position vis-à-vis the national culture. While the national culture may be seen, from a liberal standpoint, to require no intervention or specific action by the State, it may equally be perceived, on the other hand, to require the State's active support. The history of nationalism has frequently tarnished this latter position, but one could anticipate that, under certain conditions, this State protection would become important, and even necessary. The question becomes, at this stage, to define the markers of such a progressive nationalism adapted to the contemporary context.
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AbstractRight-wing extremism in the United States is examined in relation to the continual upheavals that have shaken the American social structure. Historical analysis of these movements reveals a striking parallelism between the convulsions American political life is undergoing presently, and periods of the past that were similarly marked by waves of religious and racial fanaticism. The author establishes the regularity with which extremist movements arise, and emphasizes the recurrent themes of prejudice and supposed conspiracies that are present in the explanations given by such movements for the social changes America has undergone and continues to undergo. He sheds light also on the conditions that lead to the emergence of right-wing movements, and attempts to explain the fact that most of them declined rapidly, whereas the factors that gave rise to them appear as constants of the American political scene.
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The collection of articles Machines and the Musical Imagination (1900–1950)/Machines et imaginaires musicaux (1900–1950) aims to expand understanding of the relationship between music and machines at the beginning of the twentieth century by focussing on three primary themes, namely: a) the specificity of this period in terms of the history of the representation of machines in music; b) the topoï around which the relationships between music and machines were articulated, and; c) the rich cultural relationship between machines, music, and society.
Keywords: Musique et machines, 1900–1950, Topiques musicales, Histoire culturelle, Music and Machines, 1900–1950, Musical topics, Cultural history
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The “priests” of East Cape: A religious movement on the Chukchi Peninsula during the 1920s and 1930s
More informationAbstractRecently broadened fieldwork opportunities in Siberia have not only enabled the study of current social and cultural processes, but also facilitated a re-assessment of previous periods of rapid social change. One of those was, undoubtedly, the decade following the Russian Revolution, when Russians and other outsiders significantly increased their impact in many areas of Siberia. Fieldwork conducted during the 1990s has provided evidence of a previously unrecognised phenomenon, namely the existence of a syncretistic system of worldview and ritual practice in the Siberian Yupik village Naukan. Similar to so-called “revitalisation movements” elsewhere, it can be interpreted as a reaction to increasing Russian colonial pressure. The present paper attempts to situate the Naukan movement in its cultural and political contexts, in order to provide a post-colonial reading of early 20th century transformations.
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