Background
Armstrong, John Alexander was born on May 4, 1922 in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. Son of John Alexander and Maria (Hernandez) Armstrong.
(In search of an explanation of how a sense of ethnic iden...)
In search of an explanation of how a sense of ethnic identity evolves to create the concept of nation, Armstrong analyzes Islamic and Christian cultures from antiquity to the nineteenth century. He explores the effects of institutions--the city, imperial polity, bureaucratic imperatives of centralization, and language divisions--on the development of ethnicity. Political science furnishes the focus, anthropology and sociology provide the conceptual framework, and history affords the evidence. Originally published 1982. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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Armstrong, John Alexander was born on May 4, 1922 in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. Son of John Alexander and Maria (Hernandez) Armstrong.
Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1948. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1949. Student, University Frankfurt, Germany, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1953.
Research analyst, War Documentation Project, Alexandria, Virginia, 1951, 53-54;
assistant professor international relations, U. Denver, 1952;
visiting assistant professor international relations, Columbia University, 1957;
member of faculty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1954-1986;
professor political science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1960-1978;
Philippe de Commynes professor political science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978-1986;
emeritus professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1986;
executive secretary Russian area studies program, 1959-1963, 64-65;
acting director Western European area studies program, 1966-1967. Member of advisory panel European affairs State Department, 1966-1969, consultant bureau intelligence and research, 1972-1981. Member board directors Conference on European Problems, 1972-1986, 90-95.
Member Catholic Commision on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs.
(In search of an explanation of how a sense of ethnic iden...)
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Association Advancement Slavic Studies (president 1965-1967), Council Foreign Relations, Academic Committee on Soviet Jewry, Ukrainian Political Science Association United States, American History Association, American Political Science Association, Kennan Institute Advanced Russian Studies (academic council 1981-1984), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Annette Taylor, June 14, 1952. Children: Janet Ann, Carol Louise, Kathryn Marie.