| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 243 pages) |
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Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I: Theory and Comparison; 2. The National Origins of Nationalism Studies; 3. Loser Nationalisms: How Certain Ideas of the Nation Succeed or Fail; 4. The Micropolitics of Social Violence; Part II: Eastern Europe and Eurasia; 5. Post-Postcommunism: Is There Still an "Eastern Europe"?; 6. The Benefits of Ethnic War; 7. Diasporas and International Politics; 8. Migration, Institutions, and Ethnicity; 9. Conclusion: History and the Science of Politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y |
| Summary |
Why do some violent conflicts endure across the centuries, while others become dimly remembered ancient struggles among forgotten peoples? Is nationalism really the powerful force that it appeared to be in the 1990s? In this wide-ranging and readable set of essays, Charles King examines the conceptual intersection of nationalist ideology, social violence, and the political transformation of Europe and Eurasia over the last two decades. The end of communism seemed to usher in a period of radical change-an era of "extreme politics" that pitted nations, ethnic groups, and violent entrep |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Minorities -- Europe, Eastern
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Ethnic conflict -- Europe, Eastern
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Political violence -- Europe, Eastern
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Regionalism -- Europe, Eastern
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Nationalism -- Europe, Eastern
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Ethnic conflict
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Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
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Minorities
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Nationalism
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Politics and government
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Political violence
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Regionalism
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
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Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000580
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| Subject |
Eastern Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199708246 |
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019970824X |
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