Sociologist Michael Billig introduced the concept of 'banal nationalism' in his 1995 book "Banal Nationalism" to describe the everyday, often unnoticed, forms of nationalism.
Who coined the phrase, 'banal nationalism'?
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Human Development (Concept and Dimensions of Human Development)
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