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For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism, and War
Stephen M. Saideman
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Description for For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism, and War
Hardback. In addition to economic and political instabilities, the collapse of an empire can result in the division of families and the redrawing of geographical boundaries. This book considers various explanations for the causes of irredentism or for more restrained policy and the legacies of failed irredentist efforts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 illus., 10 tables. BIC Classification: JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
The collapse of an empire can result in the division of families and the redrawing of geographical boundaries. New leaders promise the return of people and territories that may have been lost in the past, often advocating aggressive foreign policies that can result in costly and devastating wars. The final years of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, the end of European colonization in Africa and Asia, and the demise of the Soviet Union were all accompanied by war and atrocity. These efforts to reunite lost kin are known as irredentism-territorial claims based on shared ethnic ties made by one ... Read more
The collapse of an empire can result in the division of families and the redrawing of geographical boundaries. New leaders promise the return of people and territories that may have been lost in the past, often advocating aggressive foreign policies that can result in costly and devastating wars. The final years of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, the end of European colonization in Africa and Asia, and the demise of the Soviet Union were all accompanied by war and atrocity. These efforts to reunite lost kin are known as irredentism-territorial claims based on shared ethnic ties made by one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231144780
SKU
V9780231144780
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About Stephen M. Saideman
Stephen M. Saideman holds the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University. He has published on ethnic conflict, including The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy, and International Conflict and the coedited Intra-State Conflict, Governments, and Security: Dilemmas of Deterrence and Assurance, and on the complexity of alliance warfare in NATO in Afghanistan: Fighting Together, Fighting Alone (with ... Read more
Reviews for For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism, and War
[For Kin or Country] deserves to be on the bookshelf of every serious scholar of nationalism and ethnic conflict.
Eric Kaufmann Nations and Nationalism Sophisticated and accessible... [Saideman & Ayres] bring a wealth of academic knowledge and policy experience to bear on a timely and important topic.
Sheila Croucher International Studies Review An excellent review of propositions on ... Read more
Eric Kaufmann Nations and Nationalism Sophisticated and accessible... [Saideman & Ayres] bring a wealth of academic knowledge and policy experience to bear on a timely and important topic.
Sheila Croucher International Studies Review An excellent review of propositions on ... Read more