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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... leaders . But what happens to these nationalists and their ideas after they have achieved their ultimate goal of the creation of a new state ? What happens to nationalism after independence ? This is the central question of this book ...
... leaders . But what happens to these nationalists and their ideas after they have achieved their ultimate goal of the creation of a new state ? What happens to nationalism after independence ? This is the central question of this book ...
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... leaders. One such paradoxical act, at least on the surface, is the effort to maintain the nationalist movement after its ultimate goal—independence—has been achieved. While nationalist elites will be exhausted, ecstatic, or just pleas ...
... leaders. One such paradoxical act, at least on the surface, is the effort to maintain the nationalist movement after its ultimate goal—independence—has been achieved. While nationalist elites will be exhausted, ecstatic, or just pleas ...
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... leaders of the newly independent state may work to build such an overarching national identity. Nationalism becomes a nation-building project. However, if the ethnic answer to the “Who is the nation?” question has won, nationalism may ...
... leaders of the newly independent state may work to build such an overarching national identity. Nationalism becomes a nation-building project. However, if the ethnic answer to the “Who is the nation?” question has won, nationalism may ...
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... leaders are not free only to worry about (ethno-) national identity issues. They must also worry about state-building.78 This dual role leads to what I have called the “nation- builder's dilemma” in newly independent states.79 The ...
... leaders are not free only to worry about (ethno-) national identity issues. They must also worry about state-building.78 This dual role leads to what I have called the “nation- builder's dilemma” in newly independent states.79 The ...
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... leaders can get the masses to believe that the survival of the nation is at stake, ordinary people will suddenly consent to extraordinary actions by their leaders and even themselves. One obvious arena for this form of nationalism is ...
... leaders can get the masses to believe that the survival of the nation is at stake, ordinary people will suddenly consent to extraordinary actions by their leaders and even themselves. One obvious arena for this form of nationalism is ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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