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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... independence ? This is the central question of this book , a work that brings together analyses of a vari- ety of postcolonial and postcommunist cases to help us understand how independence affects the ideas of nationalism and the fate ...
... independence ? This is the central question of this book , a work that brings together analyses of a vari- ety of postcolonial and postcommunist cases to help us understand how independence affects the ideas of nationalism and the fate ...
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... independence one set of ideas about the nation and its homeland is likely to be dominant. But because of the controversial nature of the nationalism questions, rival ideas of the nation and national homeland (and the movements and ...
... independence one set of ideas about the nation and its homeland is likely to be dominant. But because of the controversial nature of the nationalism questions, rival ideas of the nation and national homeland (and the movements and ...
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... independence work very differently in cases of more civic or more ethnic national identity. In addition, while it is fair to question how tolerant and unifying civic nationalism was in cases like the American nation-building project, it ...
... independence work very differently in cases of more civic or more ethnic national identity. In addition, while it is fair to question how tolerant and unifying civic nationalism was in cases like the American nation-building project, it ...
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... independence, one must consider these conditions that limit the choices that elites have in how membership in the nation is defined and, especially, how national identity can be used instru- mentally. The opportunities for, and ...
... independence, one must consider these conditions that limit the choices that elites have in how membership in the nation is defined and, especially, how national identity can be used instru- mentally. The opportunities for, and ...
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... independence can take depend , just as independence - seeking nationalism does , on the two central concerns of nationalism : the nation and the territory the nation seeks to control . If the national membership boundaries are well ...
... independence can take depend , just as independence - seeking nationalism does , on the two central concerns of nationalism : the nation and the territory the nation seeks to control . If the national membership boundaries are well ...
Contents
II Postcolonial Nationalism | 31 |
III Postcommunist Nationalism | 139 |
IV Conclusion | 277 |
Contributors | 297 |
Index | 301 |
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