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George Schopflin - Nations, Identity, Power - 9781850654100 - V9781850654100
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Nations, Identity, Power

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Description for Nations, Identity, Power Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. In particular George Schopflin questions why states in the West are able to live with the nation as the legitimate space for democratic institutions, wheras in the post-communist world, especially in Eastern Europe, ethnicity is pre-eminent. He argues that the nation is simultaneously ethnic, civic and structured by the state. Schopflin applies his understanding of nationalism to various East and Central European case studies, including the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
447
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850654100
SKU
V9781850654100
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Reviews for Nations, Identity, Power
'a cornucopia of informed and detailed insight on the politics of identity. [A...] Schopflin's writing is lively and vigorous, if abrasive. Ethnicity, identity, nationalism and nationhood are intriguing topics for study and certainly inform European politics today. Schopflin has provided a fascinating book that deals with these issues in a thought-provoking, original and insightful manner. It is a great piece ... Read more

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