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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... population , and a set of ruling institutions . A country is the territorial component of the state . Nigeria is a state ( and a country ) ; it is not a nation . " The second misuse of nation , and one that some nationalism scholars are ...
... population , and a set of ruling institutions . A country is the territorial component of the state . Nigeria is a state ( and a country ) ; it is not a nation . " The second misuse of nation , and one that some nationalism scholars are ...
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... population . way Just as it is possible to bridge other definitional divides in the national- ism literature , one is able to reconcile the movement versus ideas debate . One to overcome the division is to consider nationalism both an ...
... population . way Just as it is possible to bridge other definitional divides in the national- ism literature , one is able to reconcile the movement versus ideas debate . One to overcome the division is to consider nationalism both an ...
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... 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 nationalism answer two questions: Who ...
... 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 nationalism answer two questions: Who ...
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... population, historical events, and current hap- penings in shaping the actions of elites. Thus, when considering causal fac- tors related to nationalism after independence, one must consider these conditions that limit the choices that ...
... population, historical events, and current hap- penings in shaping the actions of elites. Thus, when considering causal fac- tors related to nationalism after independence, one must consider these conditions that limit the choices that ...
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... population if the masses do not believe that membership , territorial , and / or threat con- cerns exist . In such a situation , nationalism and its respective parties and movements may disappear quickly if not quietly . But one of the ...
... population if the masses do not believe that membership , territorial , and / or threat con- cerns exist . In such a situation , nationalism and its respective parties and movements may disappear quickly if not quietly . But one of the ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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