After Independence: Making and Protecting the Nation in Postcolonial and Postcommunist StatesThe 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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In the mixed case of minority group homeland claims, the perceived threat to the
independence of state A may come both from the minority and from an external
enemy, if, for example, the government of state B accepts the ideas of the minority
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In the mixed case of minority group homeland claims, the perceived threat to the
independence of state A may come both from the minority and from an external
enemy, if, for example, the government of state B accepts the ideas of the minority
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Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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| Title | After Independence: Making and Protecting the Nation in Postcolonial and Postcommunist States |
| Editor | Lowell W. Barrington |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Press, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0472025082, 9780472025084 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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