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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Page viii
... membership) has constrained nationalist elites in Lithuania and pushed them in a more inclusive direction. Taras Kuzio's chapter on Ukraine challenges the way in which scholars have traditionally used the term nationalism (especially ...
... membership) has constrained nationalist elites in Lithuania and pushed them in a more inclusive direction. Taras Kuzio's chapter on Ukraine challenges the way in which scholars have traditionally used the term nationalism (especially ...
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... membership question. In addi- tion, he highlights the way in which the nationalist movement in pursuit of independence must not be confused with postindependence nationalism. In the first of two chapters on the volatile region of the ...
... membership question. In addi- tion, he highlights the way in which the nationalist movement in pursuit of independence must not be confused with postindependence nationalism. In the first of two chapters on the volatile region of the ...
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... boundaries of the nation : ( 1 ) they define , at least roughly , the territorial boundaries that the nation has a right to control , and (2) they define the membership boundaries of the population that AFTER INDEPENDENCE 10.
... boundaries of the nation : ( 1 ) they define , at least roughly , the territorial boundaries that the nation has a right to control , and (2) they define the membership boundaries of the population that AFTER INDEPENDENCE 10.
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... membership boundaries of the population that makes up the nation—the group that deserves this territorial control and that is enti- tled to the supreme loyalty of other members of the collective.47 Put another way, the ideas of ...
... membership boundaries of the population that makes up the nation—the group that deserves this territorial control and that is enti- tled to the supreme loyalty of other members of the collective.47 Put another way, the ideas of ...
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... membership in the nation is defined and, especially, how national identity can be used instru- mentally. The opportunities for, and constraints on, elites are an important part of the story about postindependence nationalism ...
... membership in the nation is defined and, especially, how national identity can be used instru- mentally. The opportunities for, and constraints on, elites are an important part of the story about postindependence nationalism ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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