National Identity (Ethnonationalism Comparative Perspective)

National Identity (Ethnonationalism Comparative Perspective)
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Why do people feel loyalty to a nation, as well as to family, region, class, and religion? When is a healthy sense of national identity transformed into virulent nationalism? What are the ethnic roots of so many contemporary conflicts? Can nations be created by design when colonial or multiethnic empires collapse? And what, exactly, is a nation? Such controversial questions are analysed in this stimulating new text. Smith asks why the first modern nation-states developed in the West and considers how ethnic origins, religion, language, and shared symbols provide a sense of nation-even to the Basques, Kurds, and Tamils who are without states of their own. He illuminates his argument with a wealth of detailed examples: the divisions in the former Soviet Union, ethnic separatism within Europes, pan-Arab and pan-African movements, the successes and failures of nation-building on every continent. Throughout National Identity Smith stresses the positive as well as the pernicious aspects of strong national allegiances. A provocative final chapter considers the prospects of a post-national world. This will be of particular interest to ethnographers, students of international studies, historical sociologists, and political scientists.
Country USA
Brand University of Nevada Press
Manufacturer University of Nevada Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 50469
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780874172041
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Nevada Press
Manufacturer	University of Nevada Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	50469
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780874172041
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

National Identity (Ethnonationalism Comparative Perspective)

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