After Independence: Making and Protecting the Nation in Postcolonial and Postcommunist StatesLowell Barrington University of Michigan Press, 2009 M12 18 - 320 pages The majority of the existing work on nationalism has centered on its role in the creation of new states. After Independence breaks new ground by examining the changes to nationalism after independence in seven new states. This innovative volume challenges scholars and specialists to rethink conventional views of ethnic and civic nationalism and the division between primordial and constructivist understandings of national identity. "Where do nationalists go once they get what they want? We know rather little about how nationalist movements transform themselves into the governments of new states, or how they can become opponents of new regimes that, in their view, have not taken the self-determination drive far enough. This stellar collection contributes not only to comparative theorizing on nationalist movements, but also deepens our understanding of the contentious politics of nationalism's ultimate product--new countries." --Charles King, Chair of the Faculty and Ion Ratiu Associate Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service "This well-integrated volume analyzes two important variants of nationalism-postcolonial and postcommunist-in a sober, lucid way and will benefit students and scholars alike." --Zvi Gitelman, University of Michigan Lowell W. Barrington is Associate Professor of Political Science, Marquette University. |
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... example, not completely convinced of Arme- nia's transition to a period of “postnationalist politics.” He concludes his chapter, and the book, with a call for scholars not to ignore the past when looking ahead to the future of ...
... example, not completely convinced of Arme- nia's transition to a period of “postnationalist politics.” He concludes his chapter, and the book, with a call for scholars not to ignore the past when looking ahead to the future of ...
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... example, a nation is a “community whose members share feelings of fraternity, substantial dis- tinctiveness, and exclusivity, as well as beliefs in a common ancestry and continuous genealogy.”7 While this would be a good definition of ...
... example, a nation is a “community whose members share feelings of fraternity, substantial dis- tinctiveness, and exclusivity, as well as beliefs in a common ancestry and continuous genealogy.”7 While this would be a good definition of ...
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... example, states that “a nation is a community of people organized around the idea of self-determination.”21 Some take this idea of self-determination to mean control of an independent state, though not all feel that the nation must ...
... example, states that “a nation is a community of people organized around the idea of self-determination.”21 Some take this idea of self-determination to mean control of an independent state, though not all feel that the nation must ...
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... example ) . But ethnicity does not necessarily determine national iden- tity . Thus , the words " shared cultural features " in the preceding definition of nation should not be read as “ shared ethnic identity . ” What are called ...
... example ) . But ethnicity does not necessarily determine national iden- tity . Thus , the words " shared cultural features " in the preceding definition of nation should not be read as “ shared ethnic identity . ” What are called ...
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... example, defines nationalism as a “statement of claims on behalf of an ethnic group.”31 Ethnic politics—the political mobilization of people based on ethnicity—can be a starting point for something that becomes nationalism, but it alone ...
... example, defines nationalism as a “statement of claims on behalf of an ethnic group.”31 Ethnic politics—the political mobilization of people based on ethnicity—can be a starting point for something that becomes nationalism, but it alone ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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