Extreme politics [[electronic resource] ] : nationalism, violence, and the end of Eastern Europe / / Charles King
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King Charles <1967->
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| Titolo: |
Extreme politics [[electronic resource] ] : nationalism, violence, and the end of Eastern Europe / / Charles King
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.800947 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethnic conflict - Europe, Eastern |
| Political violence - Europe, Eastern | |
| Nationalism - Europe, Eastern | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Europe, Eastern Ethnic relations Political aspects |
| Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989- | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Extreme politics |
| ISBN: | 1-282-36750-1 |
| 9786612367502 | |
| 0-19-970824-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811163603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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