| Description |
xiii, 284 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Nations and history / Anthony D. Smith -- 2. The state and nationalism / John Breuilly -- 3. Homelands in a world of states / Walker Connor -- 4. Nations and culture / John Hutchinson -- 5. Nationality and religion / Steven Grosby -- 6. Nationalism, feminism and gender relations / Nira Yuval-Davis -- 7. Japan's nationalism in a market place perspective / Kosaku Yoshino -- 8. Nationalism and ethnic conflict in Africa / Crawford Young -- 9. Postcommunism and nationalism / John A. Armstrong --10. Explaining murderous ethnic cleansing: the macro-level / Michael Mann -- 11. Globalization and the nation-state / Monsterrat Guibernau |
| Summary |
"This book offers the most up-to-date survey of current perspectives and debates in the fields of nations and nationalism. It brings together a group of leading scholars in each of the sub-fields who offer a comprehensive approach to the study of nationalism. The authors represent a variety of outlooks which include history, sociology, politics, gender studies and ethnography while providing a wide coverage in historical and geographical terms." "This volume will be indispensable for anyone interested in the phenomenon of nationalism today and will be widely recommended on courses in politics, sociology and related disciplines."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nationalism.
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| Author |
Hutchinson, John, 1949-
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Guibernau i Berdún, M. Montserrat (Maria Montserrat)
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| LC no. |
2001021047 |
| ISBN |
0745624022 paperback |
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0745624014 |
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