Discover the profound insights in this brand new book, 'Sinews of the Nation,' published by John Wiley & Sons (UK). With an ISBN of 9780745662657, this 240-page exploration delves into the intricate relationship between fundraising and nation-building, presenting an innovative perspective on how financial mechanisms can unite diverse communities. Lainer-Vos reveals that fundraising is not merely a means of financial gain, but a vital organizational tool that can bond dispersed groups to their national identities. This book meticulously examines the strategies employed by Irish republicans and the Zionist movement to garner support in the United States during the early 20th century. Through a comparative analysis, it highlights the unique experiences of these movements and their homeland-diaspora relations. 'Sinews of the Nation' challenges traditional notions of nation-building centered solely around unity and symbolism, proposing that it also involves cultivating relationships that allow for diversity within the collective. Ideal for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the intersections of economics and nationalism, this book offers a fresh look at how communities navigate their identities while contributing to their national projects. _Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled._

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ISBN: 9780745662657
Year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 240


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Fundraising may not seem like an obvious lens through which to examine the process of nation-building, but in this highly original book Lainer-Vos shows that fundraising mechanisms - ranging from complex transnational gift-giving systems to sophisticated national bonds - are organizational tools that can be used to bind dispersed groups to the nation. Sinews of the Nation treats nation-building as a practical organizational accomplishment and examines how the Irish republicans and the Zionist movement secured financial support in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Comparing the Irish and Jewish experiences, whose trajectories of homeland-diaspora relations were very different, provides a unique perspective for examining how national movements use economic transactions to attach disparate groups to the national project. By focusing on fundraising, Lainer-Vos challenges the common view of nation-building as only a matter of forging communities by imagining away internal differences: he shows that nation-building also involves organizing relationships so as to allow heterogeneous groups to maintain their difference and yet contribute to the national cause. Nation-building is about much more than creating unifying symbols: it is also about creating mechanisms that bind heterogeneous groups to the nation despite and through their differences.