Political Science · Political Theory
'Nation-Building and Citizenship' (1964) is a book written by which one of the following political philosophers?
AR. Bendix ✓ Correct
BBryan S. Turner
CJack Barbalet
DCharles Taylor
Correct answer: (A) R. Bendix — R. Bendix wrote Nation-Building and Citizenship in 1964, so the answer is R. Bendix.
Explanation
★R. Bendix wrote Nation-Building and Citizenship in 1964, so the answer is R. Bendix.
★The book studies how modern citizenship developed alongside the building of nation-states.
★Bendix shows how subjects of rulers gradually became citizens with rights in a national community.
★He links the spread of citizenship to industrialisation, bureaucracy and the modern state.
★His comparative approach examines this process across different societies.
★Turner, Barbalet and Taylor wrote on citizenship and recognition, but not this particular book.
★Together with Marshall, Bendix is a key author on the historical growth of citizenship.
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