Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State: Making and Breaking Nations

By John Coakley

This exciting new textbook is the first to offer students a truly comprehensive AND engaging account of the vibrant topic of Nationalism.

Packed with a series of rich, illustrative examples, this book examines this powerful and remarkable political force by exploring:

Definitions of Nationalism, including normative and descriptive approachesThe manifestation of Nationalism through languageThe relationship between Religion and NationalismDiscussions on the political uses of History as a social constructThe social roots of ideologies and the significance of class and genderDifferent kinds of nationalist movements, ranging from dominant majorities to peripheral minoritiesExplanations of nationalist mobilization, taking into account historical, socio-economic and sociological approachesState responses to NationalismTerritorial and non-territorial devolutions of power and the relationship between Nationalism and Federalism

Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State is an insightful read for both undergraduate and graduate students of politics and international relations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446247430
• ISBN13: 9781446247433
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.5"