Nationhood, Migration and Global Politics: An Introduction

by Ray Taras

Book Overview

Raymond Taras puts forward a new definition of nationhood that sets it apart from national identity, nationalism and diversity. Based on rich case studies of immigration worldwide, Taras shows that nationhood occurs when the receiving state negotiates ethnic differences to form a natural bond with immigrants, rather than insisting on blind loyalty to the majority culture. Drawing on extensive research in transnationalism and ethnic conflict around...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474413412
• ISBN13: 9781474413411
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"