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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781201103321

Autore

King Charles <1967->

Titolo

Extreme politics [[electronic resource] ] : nationalism, violence, and the end of Eastern Europe / / Charles King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-36750-1

9786612367502

0-19-970824-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

305.800947

Soggetti

Ethnic conflict - Europe, Eastern

Political violence - Europe, Eastern

Nationalism - Europe, Eastern

Europe, Eastern Ethnic relations Political aspects

Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I: Theory and Comparison; 2. The National Origins of Nationalism Studies; 3. Loser Nationalisms: How Certain Ideas of the Nation Succeed or Fail; 4. The Micropolitics of Social Violence; Part II: Eastern Europe and Eurasia; 5. Post-Postcommunism: Is There Still an "Eastern Europe"?; 6. The Benefits of Ethnic War; 7. Diasporas and International Politics; 8. Migration, Institutions, and Ethnicity; 9. Conclusion: History and the Science of Politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Why do some violent conflicts endure across the centuries, while others become dimly remembered ancient struggles among forgotten peoples? Is nationalism really the powerful force that it appeared to be in the 1990's? In this wide-ranging and readable set of essays, Charles King examines the conceptual intersection of nationalist ideology, social violence, and the political transformation of Europe and Eurasia over the last two decades. The end of communism seemed to usher in a period of radical change-an era of ""extreme politics"" that pitted nations, ethnic groups, and violent entrepreneurs