Nationalism and ethnicity have always been key elements in state-building and in the break-up of states, and never more so than in the world today. While there are many partial theories, there is no coherent general theory which adequately explains nationalism's political significance and salience. In this comprehensively revised and updated new edition, James Kellas reviews and assesses the main theoretical approaches to the study of nationalism that have been developed within a wide range of disciplines. He introduces a range of international case studies to explain the power of nationalism and ethnicity in politics, to identify the circumstances in which they flourish, and to evaluate various strategies of accommodation which have been developed to contain ethnic conflict.
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"One of the most desperately needed manuals to the plethora of theories of nationalism which I have ever seen." -- Neil Ascherson
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James G. Kellas is Professor of Politics at the University of Glasgow.
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The most difficult and controversial part of the study of nationalism is trying to find a general explanation for its existence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nationalist political behaviour, nationalist behaviour, social nationalism, nationalist voting, official nationalism, consociational system, consociational democracy, exclusive nationalism, multinational states, ethnic politics, internal colonialism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, South Africa, Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, National Party, Communist Party, United States, Labour Party, Declaration of Arbroath, Republic of Ireland, Middle East, Second World War, United Nations, National Front, Tamil Tigers, British Empire, First World War, French Revolution, Sinn Fein, Czech Republic, East Pakistan, Great Britain, Herri Batasuna, Irish Republican Army, Latin America New!
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The most difficult and controversial part of the study of nationalism is trying to find a general explanation for its existence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nationalist political behaviour, nationalist behaviour, social nationalism, nationalist voting, official nationalism, consociational system, consociational democracy, exclusive nationalism, multinational states, ethnic politics, internal colonialism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, South Africa, Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, National Party, Communist Party, United States, Labour Party, Declaration of Arbroath, Republic of Ireland, Middle East, Second World War, United Nations, National Front, Tamil Tigers, British Empire, First World War, French Revolution, Sinn Fein, Czech Republic, East Pakistan, Great Britain, Herri Batasuna, Irish Republican Army, Latin America New!
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- Nations and Nationalism (New Perspectives on the Past) by Ernest Gellner on page 51, page 62, and Back Matter
- Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development by Michael Hechter on page 49, and Back Matter
- Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism by Michael Ignatieff on page 91, and Back Matter
- On the Origin of Language by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on page 39, and Back Matter
- Ethnic Groups in Conflict, Updated Edition With a New Preface by Donald L. Horowitz on page 185, and Back Matter
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- The State and Ethnic Politics in SouthEast Asia (Politics in Asia) by David Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The State and Ethnic Politics in SouthEast Asia (Politics in Asia) by David Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Elements of Ancient Jewish Nationalism by David Goodblatt on page 5, page 10, and Back Matter
- Nationalism by Peter Alter on page 106, page 115, and Back Matter
- The Soviet Legacy in Central Asia by John Glenn in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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