LEADER 04101nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910964529203321 005 20251116141524.0 010 $a1-280-44623-4 010 $a9786610446230 010 $a0-19-152286-4 010 $a0-585-37295-0 035 $a(CKB)111004366536760 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24079731 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000129552 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11152813 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129552 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10078663 035 $a(PQKB)11201879 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3052825 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3052825 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273296 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL44623 035 $a(OCoLC)48138333 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7038065 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7038065 035 $a(OCoLC)1083056401 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB164808 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366536760 100 $a19990923d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aContaining nationalism /$fMichael Hechter 210 $aOxford [England] ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (vii, 256p. )$cill 300 $aOriginally published: 2000. 311 08$a0-19-829742-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [207]-235) and index. 327 $aNationalist puzzels; causes of Nationalism; indirect rule and the absence of nationalism; state-building nationalism; other types of nationalism; the demand for sovereignty and the emergence of nationalism; containing nationalism. 330 $aThis work offers an explanation of why nationalism is largely confined to modern history, why it is supported by specific forms of inequality between cultural groups, and why it is inclusive at some times and exclusive at others. 330 $bNationalism has become the most prevalent source of political conflict and violence in the world. Scholarship has provided scant guidance about the prospects of containing the dark side of nationalism-its widely publicized excesses of violence, such as ethnic cleansing and genocide. Departing from the usual practice of considering only a few examples of nationalism drawn from a limited geographical and historical canvas, this book is based on fundamental theoretical ideas about the formation and solidarity of groups. Containing Nationalism offers a unified explanation of the dynamics of nationalism across the broad sweep of time and space. Among other things, it explains why nationalism is largely confined to modern history, why it is supported by specific forms of inequality between cultural groups, and why it is inclusive at some times and exclusive at others. Nationalism is the attempt of culturally-distinct peoples to attain political self-determination. Self-determination was generally afforded by traditional states, which employed a form of governance based on indirect rule. After the late 18th century, the rise of the modern state led to a new form of governance characterized by direct rule. Containing Nationalism argues that the impetus for the most common type of nationalism arises from the imposition of direct rule in culturally heterogeneous societies. Direct rule stimulates national identity by making cultural distinctions more salient for individuals' life chances. At the same time it reduces the resources of local elites, giving them a motive to mobilize nationalist opposition to central authorities. All told, these effects heighten the demand for sovereignty. The book suggests that political institutions that reintroduce indirect rule offer the leaders of modern countries the best available means of containing nationalist violence within their borders. 606 $aNationalism 606 $aPatriotism 615 0$aNationalism. 615 0$aPatriotism. 676 $a320.54 700 $aHechter$b Michael$0147762 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964529203321 996 $aContaining nationalism$94463978 997 $aUNINA