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 vii
... national identity and nationalism in Malaya and Malaysia. She outlines the development of a more civic approach to national identity (the “Vision 2020” policy), following the initial heavy emphasis on ethnic identity in the years ...
... national identity and nationalism in Malaya and Malaysia. She outlines the development of a more civic approach to national identity (the “Vision 2020” policy), following the initial heavy emphasis on ethnic identity in the years ...
Page viii
... national identity—and its view of the nation as one of “innocent sufferers”—led both to an emphasis on ethnic identity as well as a tolerance for the “ethnic other.” It also made possible, encouraged by the defeat of nationalist parties ...
... national identity—and its view of the nation as one of “innocent sufferers”—led both to an emphasis on ethnic identity as well as a tolerance for the “ethnic other.” It also made possible, encouraged by the defeat of nationalist parties ...
Page ix
... national identity concerns) has taken a backseat to more pragmatic policy concerns. In the final case study chapter, Stephen Jones discusses the case of Geor- gia. While providing a detailed overview of the violence of the postinde ...
... national identity concerns) has taken a backseat to more pragmatic policy concerns. In the final case study chapter, Stephen Jones discusses the case of Geor- gia. While providing a detailed overview of the violence of the postinde ...
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... national identity. The subjec- tive concept of the nation is based on the notion that nations are con- structed around ideas, and the key to national identity is that the people have come to believe that they are a nation. Emerson, for ...
... national identity. The subjec- tive concept of the nation is based on the notion that nations are con- structed around ideas, and the key to national identity is that the people have come to believe that they are a nation. Emerson, for ...
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... cultural features are a necessary part of national identity, there is more to being a nation than having such mutual features. Members of a nation are also linked by a belief in the right of the group to territorial self-determination ...
... cultural features are a necessary part of national identity, there is more to being a nation than having such mutual features. Members of a nation are also linked by a belief in the right of the group to territorial self-determination ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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