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Record Nr.

UNISA996226150103316

Titolo

Ethnonationalism in the contemporary world [[electronic resource] ] : Walker Connor and the study of nationalism / / edited by Daniele Conversi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-50298-2

0-415-26373-5

1-280-10572-0

0-203-16624-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 302 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ConversiDaniele

Disciplina

320.5409045

Soggetti

Nationalism

Ethnic relations - Political aspects

Ethnicity - Political aspects

Ethnic groups - Political activity

National characteristics - Political aspects

World politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface 1 - Conceptualizing Nationalism, Daniele Conversi ; 2 - Nationalism and Political Illegitimacy, Walker Connor ; Modernity and Emotions 3 - Dating the Nation, Anthony D Smith; 4 - The Primordialists, Donald L. Horowitz ; 5 - The Primordialist/ Constructivist Debate Today, Joshua A. Fishman ; Case Studies 6 - Sabino's Sin: Racism and the Founding of Basque Nationalism, William Douglass ; 7 - Ethnonationalism in Black and White: Scholars and the South African revolution, John Stone ; 8 - Sovereignty or separation? Contemporary political discourse in Canada, John Edwards ; Applied Connorian Perspectives 9 - Federations and The Management of Nations: Walker Connor and Ernest Gellner, Brendan OLLeary ; 10 - Ethnic conflict and third party mediation: A critical review, William Safran ; 11 - Religion and Nationalism in the First World, John Coakley ; Wider Implications 12 - Homeland Making and the Territorialization of



National Identity, Robert J. Kaiser ; 13 - Ethnicity and Nationality: The Twin-Matrices of Nationalism, Thomas Spira ; 14 - Resisting Primordialism (and other -isms), Daniele Conversi ; 15 - A Bibliography, 1967-2001, Walker Connor

Sommario/riassunto

As a result of many states reshaping their foreign policies in response to what is termed the terrorist threat, this title is a guide to understanding the ethnonational forces that undergird much of the terrorist activity.