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Nationalist Exclusion and Ethnic Conflict: Shadows of Modernity

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0521812550, 9780521812559, 9780511042348
Open Library ID
OL7755395M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1257048 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
330\331
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Nationalism and the prevalence of ethnic conflict are features of contemporary politics. Many commentators have viewed such conflicts as a return to some primitive impulse. Andreas Wimmer's book argues that nationalism is in fact characteristic of the modern world, deriving from the nature of the state. He argues that the nation-state rests on membership of a particular ethnic or national group, and the exclusion of non-members, creating the potential for conflict. Containing detailed studies of Mexico, Iraq and Switzerland, this is an original contribution to a topical debate.

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