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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... social, and political elites. The form that it will take is not predetermined—either prior to or at the time of independence. There are many possible roads that newly independent states can take: ethnic nationalist, civic nationalist ...
... social, and political elites. The form that it will take is not predetermined—either prior to or at the time of independence. There are many possible roads that newly independent states can take: ethnic nationalist, civic nationalist ...
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... social sciences is defined by saying that it exists when people think it exists.19 While shared cultural features are a necessary part of national identity, there is more to being a nation than having such mutual features. Members of a ...
... social sciences is defined by saying that it exists when people think it exists.19 While shared cultural features are a necessary part of national identity, there is more to being a nation than having such mutual features. Members of a ...
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... social collectives . Many groups have shared myths , val- ues , and symbols ( e.g. , religious groups , ethnic groups , or even professional associations ) . But nations are not just unified by culture ; they are also unified by a ...
... social collectives . Many groups have shared myths , val- ues , and symbols ( e.g. , religious groups , ethnic groups , or even professional associations ) . But nations are not just unified by culture ; they are also unified by a ...
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... social science where a given typol- ogy does not match neatly with reality. This is something of which scholars must be aware, but it is not something that is fatal to the endeavor of creat- ing typologies. Typologies, in particular ...
... social science where a given typol- ogy does not match neatly with reality. This is something of which scholars must be aware, but it is not something that is fatal to the endeavor of creat- ing typologies. Typologies, in particular ...
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... social con- struction. Comaroff points to several strands of constructivism (cultural, political, etc.), but argues they are all based on the same idea: that social identities “are products of human agency.”53 While not all the authors ...
... social con- struction. Comaroff points to several strands of constructivism (cultural, political, etc.), but argues they are all based on the same idea: that social identities “are products of human agency.”53 While not all the authors ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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