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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... region of the former Soviet Union. In addi- tion to providing an overview of the arguments of the postcommunist case study chapters, Ian Bremmer's chapter focuses on a factor not at the center of the chapters that follow: Russia. Rather ...
... region of the former Soviet Union. In addi- tion to providing an overview of the arguments of the postcommunist case study chapters, Ian Bremmer's chapter focuses on a factor not at the center of the chapters that follow: Russia. Rather ...
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... region of the Transcaucasus, Razmik Panossian tracks the decline of nationalism in postindependence Armenia, arguing that the country has entered a period of “postnationalist” and “normal” politics. According to Panossian, while ...
... region of the Transcaucasus, Razmik Panossian tracks the decline of nationalism in postindependence Armenia, arguing that the country has entered a period of “postnationalist” and “normal” politics. According to Panossian, while ...
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... regions within the existing successor states are named for a particular ethnic minority (Chechnya, Abkhazia, etc.).64 Thus, when new states are created, border issues are not magically resolved. As the post-Soviet states, Ethiopia and ...
... regions within the existing successor states are named for a particular ethnic minority (Chechnya, Abkhazia, etc.).64 Thus, when new states are created, border issues are not magically resolved. As the post-Soviet states, Ethiopia and ...
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... region (or most likely independent state) outside their state of residence as the true homeland for the group. Such a situation would not fuel secessionist claims, though it certainly could lead the government of the external homeland ...
... region (or most likely independent state) outside their state of residence as the true homeland for the group. Such a situation would not fuel secessionist claims, though it certainly could lead the government of the external homeland ...
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... region or state . An oft - mentioned example in the case of the former Soviet Union is the idea of Russians living in Kazakhstan seeing both the northern part of the country and Russia ( or Russia , Ukraine , and Belarus ) as their ...
... region or state . An oft - mentioned example in the case of the former Soviet Union is the idea of Russians living in Kazakhstan seeing both the northern part of the country and Russia ( or Russia , Ukraine , and Belarus ) as their ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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