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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... threat to the survival of the nation—and its transmission to the masses—is easier in a more ethnic nationalism than in a more civic nationalism. Finally, it is important to consider the ethnic versus civic divide because of its ...
... threat to the survival of the nation—and its transmission to the masses—is easier in a more ethnic nationalism than in a more civic nationalism. Finally, it is important to consider the ethnic versus civic divide because of its ...
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... threat to the national culture or independence of the state , nationalism after independence would be difficult to sustain . While elites play a crucial role in developing and triggering nationalism , nationalist appeals by them will ...
... threat to the national culture or independence of the state , nationalism after independence would be difficult to sustain . While elites play a crucial role in developing and triggering nationalism , nationalist appeals by them will ...
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... threat- ened by homeland claims of minority groups in the state, claims on its homeland by other nations outside the state, or both. Few nations in the world in control of their own state do not face one of these homeland prob- lems ...
... threat- ened by homeland claims of minority groups in the state, claims on its homeland by other nations outside the state, or both. Few nations in the world in control of their own state do not face one of these homeland prob- lems ...
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... threats to territorial control and postindependence variant 2: nationalism as “sovereignty-protecting” When minority groups are present in the new state, they may provoke nationalist responses from the majority. One reason that ...
... threats to territorial control and postindependence variant 2: nationalism as “sovereignty-protecting” When minority groups are present in the new state, they may provoke nationalist responses from the majority. One reason that ...
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... threats in its new state , and the problem of overlap- ping homelands moves to the fore.72 In such a case , the ... threat to state independence , to the hard - fought territorial control that the nation so recently achieved.73 In ...
... threats in its new state , and the problem of overlap- ping homelands moves to the fore.72 In such a case , the ... threat to state independence , to the hard - fought territorial control that the nation so recently achieved.73 In ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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