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Illusion of the Peoples
Omar Dahbour
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Description for Illusion of the Peoples
Hardback. In this book Omar Dahbour examines all of the arguments that have been given for national self-determination, whether by international lawyers, moral philosophers, democratic theorists, or political communitarians. Series: Lexington Studies in Social, Legal & Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 276 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
The principle of national self-determination is one of the two or three most influential, but least understood, concepts in modern political thought. While recent philosophical examination has failed to look at the concept in any systematic fashion, in this book Omar Dahbour examines all of the arguments that have been given for national self-determination, whether by international lawyers, moral philosophers, democratic theorists, or political communitarians. Without trying to either justify of condemn nation-states, Dahbour attempts to rescue this frequently invoked idea from nationalistic misuse, and applies it to current political struggles against globalization and imperialism.
The principle of national self-determination is one of the two or three most influential, but least understood, concepts in modern political thought. While recent philosophical examination has failed to look at the concept in any systematic fashion, in this book Omar Dahbour examines all of the arguments that have been given for national self-determination, whether by international lawyers, moral philosophers, democratic theorists, or political communitarians. Without trying to either justify of condemn nation-states, Dahbour attempts to rescue this frequently invoked idea from nationalistic misuse, and applies it to current political struggles against globalization and imperialism.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Series
Lexington Studies in Social, Legal & Political Philosophy
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739105245
SKU
V9780739105245
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About Omar Dahbour
Omar Dahbour is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College, CUNY. He coedited The Nationalism Reader (with Micheline Ishay, 1995).
Reviews for Illusion of the Peoples
An important and persuasive study of the highly influential doctrine of national self-determination. Dahbour subjects claims that groups have a right to a state of their own to lucid philosophical examination, and gives the concept of nationalism the moral scrutiny it deserves.
Virginia Held, City University of New York
Virginia Held, City University of New York