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Nationalism and the Multination State
Alain Dieckhoff
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Description for Nationalism and the Multination State
Paperback. This reference work brings together in one volume the multi-faceted culture of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, from Borgen to Lordi. Series: CERI: Comparative Politics and International Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Published in English for the first time, this book defends the idea that nationhood remains a central aspect of modernity. After the breakup of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the following decade confirmed this hypothesis with the rise of independence movements in Europe (in Scotland and Flanders) and the persistence of claims to nationhood the world over (for example, in Kurdistan and Tibet). A dual perspective informs Dieckhoff's analysis: to understand the hidden social and cultural underpinnings of post-Cold War identity dynamics, from Kosovo to Catalonia and from Flanders to Corsica, and to examine how societies can ... Read more
Published in English for the first time, this book defends the idea that nationhood remains a central aspect of modernity. After the breakup of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the following decade confirmed this hypothesis with the rise of independence movements in Europe (in Scotland and Flanders) and the persistence of claims to nationhood the world over (for example, in Kurdistan and Tibet). A dual perspective informs Dieckhoff's analysis: to understand the hidden social and cultural underpinnings of post-Cold War identity dynamics, from Kosovo to Catalonia and from Flanders to Corsica, and to examine how societies can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
CERI: Comparative Politics and International Studies Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849046572
SKU
V9781849046572
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About Alain Dieckhoff
Alain Dieckhoff is senior research fellow at CNRS and director of CERI Sciences Po. His research focuses on politics, contemporary society and transformation of the state in Israel, as well as contemporary nationalism. He is a member of the advisory council of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and author of, amongst others, the Routledge Handbook of Modern ... Read more
Reviews for Nationalism and the Multination State
'This book explains why nationalism has been so successful at taking root in liberal democratic contexts. It is one of the best books in the field of political science in the last decade.'
Alain G. Gagnon, Canada Research Chair, University of Quebec at Montreal
'An elegantly written and carefully balanced analysis of the continuous relevance of nationalism in ... Read more
Alain G. Gagnon, Canada Research Chair, University of Quebec at Montreal
'An elegantly written and carefully balanced analysis of the continuous relevance of nationalism in ... Read more