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Containing Nationalism
Michael Hechter
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Description for Containing Nationalism
Paperback. Nationalism has become the most prevalent source of political conflict and violence in the world. 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. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Nationalism 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 ... Read more
Nationalism 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199247516
SKU
V9780199247516
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Reviews for Containing Nationalism
Hechter has written more for the advanced scholar of nationalism studies and cognate fields. He is already an established name in the field ... Hechter's argument has considerable merits.
The Global Review of Ethnopolitics
Chapter 2 'Causes of Nationalism', is concise, managing to provide explanations for group formation, group solidarity, the modernity of nations and national identification ... ... Read more
The Global Review of Ethnopolitics
Chapter 2 'Causes of Nationalism', is concise, managing to provide explanations for group formation, group solidarity, the modernity of nations and national identification ... ... Read more