Atsuko Ichijo / Gordana Uzelac (eds.)

Gebundenes Buch

When is the Nation?

Towards an Understanding of Theories of Nationalism

Herausgeber: Ichijo, Atsuko; Uzelac, Gordana

Beschreibung

"Understanding Nationalism "brings together leading scholars of nationalism, including John Breuilly, Walker Connor, Steven Grosby, Eric Hobsbawm, Anthony D Smith and Pierre van den Berghe, to address one of the most contested questions in the study of nationalism "when is the nation?." The book compares and contrasts the three major approaches to nationalism: modernism, primordialism and ethno-symbolism, to systematically examine the strengths and weaknesses of each theoretical strand. With an interactive format, readers are able to see how these theorists reflexively respond to their critics and define the differences between them. Part II follows with case studies that address the issues raised by the three schools, examining specific nations and national groups in Greece, America, Fiji, Russia and England. This unique volume will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of nationalism, ethnicity and global conflict.

Autor

Atsuko Ichijo is Research Fellow in European Studies at Kingston University, London, UK. She has recently published Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe (Routledge, 2004). Gordana Uzelac is Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Sociology, London Metropolitan University. Her main research areas include the formation of ethnic and national identities and the process of nation-formation in Eastern Europe (especially former Yugoslavia) and western societies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 523g
• ISBN-13: 9780415354936
• ISBN-10: 0415354935
• Artikelnr.: 21459367

Rezensionen

'As an introduction to a set of well-entrenched and opposing positions that have defined the field for the last decade and more, the book is pedagogically useful, and nicely enhanced by the case studies included.'

-Nations and Nationalism, Volume 12, Part 3, July 2006

'As an introduction to a set of well-entrenched and opposing positions that have defined the field for the last decade and more, the book is pedagogically useful, and nicely enhanced by the case studies included.'

-Nations and Nationalism, Volume 12, Part 3, July 2006