Nationalism and national integration [[electronic resource] /] / Anthony H. Birch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454979403321
• Autore: Birch Anthony Harold
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Boston, : Unwin Hyman, 1989
• ISBN: 1-138-45353-6; 1-280-32347-7; 0-203-40005-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.5/4
• Soggetti: Nationalism; Nation-state; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; NATIONALISM AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; PART I: Theory and Principles; 1 Concepts and problems; 2 The origins and nature of nationalist theory; 3 Nationalism and its critics; 4 National integration; 5 The question of minority rights; 6 Minority nationalist movements and the question of secession; PART II: Practice and Experience; 7 National integration in the United Kingdom; 1 The British state; 2 Wales and Scotland; 3 Ireland; 4 Coloured minorities; 5 National integration and nationalism; 8 National integration in Canada1 The Canadian state; 2 Anglophones and francophones; 3 Ethnic diversity and multiculturalism; 4 The indigenous peoples; 5 National integration and nationalism; 9 National integration in Australia; 1 The Australian state; 2 Ethnicity and immigration; 3 Multiculturalism; 4 The integration of immigrants; 5 The indigenous peoples; 6 National integration and nationalism; 10 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Nationalist theories are still controversial, while the process and frequent failures of national integration are issues of central importance in the contemporary world. Birch's argument is illustrated ; by detailed and topical case studies of national integration in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia: the United Kingdom, with the Welsh, the Scots, the Irish and the coloured minorities; Canada, with its Anglo-French tensions, its cultural pluralism and its indigenous peoples claiming the right of self-government; Australia, with its increasing ethnic diversity and its failure to integrate