Nationalism and Internationalism in the Post-Cold War Era

By Charles Westin and Kjell Goldmann

Book Overview

The tension between nationalism and internationalism has been a major feature of world politics since the end of the Cold War. Based on a Nobel symposium, this collection brings together an international selection of acclaimed authors from a wide variety of academic disciplines. The book combines focused case-studies and more theoretically based material to examine critically the post-Cold War political landscape. Subjects covered include: * changing interpretation of the nation state and nationalism * the growing prominence of transnational organisations * technological changes in information, communication and transport * multiculturalism and citizenship *ethnicity and religious identity in African, Indian, Bosnian and Polish nationalism * the growing global significance of Islam.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415238900
• ISBN13: 9780415238908
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"