03052nam 2200637Ia 450 991045669720332120200520144314.01-282-36750-197866123675020-19-970824-X(CKB)2550000000003193(EBL)472310(OCoLC)507428601(SSID)ssj0000337535(PQKBManifestationID)11260105(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337535(PQKBWorkID)10289469(PQKB)10903585(MiAaPQ)EBC472310(Au-PeEL)EBL472310(CaPaEBR)ebr10353940(CaONFJC)MIL236750(EXLCZ)99255000000000319320090925d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrExtreme politics[electronic resource] nationalism, violence, and the end of Eastern Europe /Charles KingNew York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-537038-4 0-19-537037-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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;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 entrepreneursEthnic conflictEurope, EasternPolitical violenceEurope, EasternNationalismEurope, EasternEurope, EasternEthnic relationsPolitical aspectsEurope, EasternPolitics and government1989-Electronic books.Ethnic conflictPolitical violenceNationalism305.800947King Charles1967-297384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456697203321Extreme politics1930545UNINA