Michael Billig

Michael Billig presents a major challenge to orthodox conceptions of nationalism in this elegantly written book. While traditional theorizing has tended to the focus on extreme expressions of nationalism, the author turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms which are neither exotic or remote, he describes as `banal nationalism'. The author asks why people do not forget their national identity. He suggests that in daily life nationalism is constantly flagged in the media through routine symbols and habits of language. Banal Nationalism is critical of orthodox theories in sociology, politics and social psychology for ignoring this core feature of national identity. Michael Billig argues forcefully that wi

Banal Nationalism

New edition of seminal book which provoked the discursive turn in the social sciences.

A Rhetorical Approach to Social Psychology

Arguing and Thinking

A humorous, clearly written scholarly analysis of what is going wrong with the way that social scientists write.

How to Succeed in the Social Sciences

Learn to Write Badly

"This is a quite extraordinary and original book. Billig has managed seamlessly to interweave "History of Philosophy", "History of Psychology", "Critical Psychology" and a deep grasp of the social nature of language and, moreover, do so in a very readable fashion"--Graham Richards, Formerly Professor of History of Psychology, Staffordshire University and Director of the British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre, London.'I can't quite capture how much I enjoyed this book. In beautiful, witty prose and through exemplary scholarship, Billig has produced an historical work that engages with profoundly important ideas not just for contemporary critical psychology but for psychology in general. Books as good as this are rare' - Alan Collins, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Lancaster University. Today, new forms of critical psychology are challenging the cognitive revolution that has dominated psychology for the past three decades. This book explores the historical roots of these new psychologies. It demonstrates that their ideas are not quite as new as is often supposed. In the early modern period, thinkers like the Earl of Shaftesbury and Thomas Reid reacted against Locke's cognitive psychology in ways that were surprisingly modern, if not post-modern. However, until now, they have been virtually written out of psychology's history. It is now time to recognize the great originality of their psychological thinking. Writing in a non-technical style, Michael Billig seeks to overturn the dominant views of psychology's history. In so doing, he gives a fascinating account of the times, bringing psychology's hidden past vividly back to life

Understanding the Impact of Locke, Shaftesbury and Reid

The Hidden Roots of Critical Psychology

A disciplined study that reveals the many contributions of Jews throughout the history of rock 'n' roll.

Rock 'n' Roll Jews

A Social Psychological View of the National Front

Fascists

By examining key psychologists from the past, this book shows why examples are so important and theory is over-valued.

More Examples, Less Theory

Prof Michael Billig

To talk about royalty is to talk of many things: privilege, equality, nationality, morality, family life, parenting, divorce, the media and more. Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial everyday chatter about royalty. Now with a new preface, Talking of the Royal Family was the first serious full-length study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and remains relevant today.

Talking of the Royal Family

Professor Michael Billig

This book presents a reinterpretation of Freud to show how language can be expressive and repressive.

Michael Billig

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