Aviel Roshwald

Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empires

Central Europe, the Middle East and Russia, 1914-23

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

HOW DID THE FIRST WORLD WAR SHAPE TODAY'S ETHNIC POLITICS? Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empires is a wide-ranging, comparative study of the origins of today's ethnic politics in East Central Europe, the former Russian empire and the Middle East. Centered on the First World War era, Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empires highlights the roles of historical contingency and the ordeal of total war in shaping the states and institutions that supplanted the great multinational empires after 1918. It explores how the fixing of new political boundaries and the complex interplay of nationalist elites and popular forces set in motion bitter ethnic conflicts and political disputes, many of which are still with us today. Topics discussed include: -- The disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire -- The ethnic dimension of the Russian Revolution and Soviet state building -- Nationality issues in the late Ottoman empire -- The origins of Arab nationalism -- Ethnic politics in zones of military occupation -- The construction of Czechoslovak and Yugoslav identities Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empires is an invaluable survey of the origins of twentieth-century ethnic politics and provides an important reassessment of the First World War era in relation to the current turmoil in East Central Europe, Russia and the Middle East. It is essential reading for those interested in the politics of ethnicity and nationalism in modern European and Middle Eastern history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780415242295
• ISBN-10: 0415242290
• Artikelnr.: 22153335

Autorenporträt

Aviel Roshwald

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Ethnicity and Empire: An Historical Introduction
3 On the Eve of War: The Intelligentsia as Vanguard of Nationalism
4 Straining the Imperial Molds
1914-1918
5 New Arenas of Action: Nationalisms of Occupation and Exile
1914-1918
6 Defining the Boundaries of the Nation
1918-1923
7 Old Elites and Radical Challengers in the New Nation-States
1918-1939
8 Conclusion
Notes
Index