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Klappentext Leading social scientists and historians examine the complex relationship between warfare and the emergence of nationalism. Zusammenfassung The relationship between nationalism and warfare is complex! and dependent on the historical period and geographical context in question. Nationalism and War brings together some of the world's leading social scientists and historians! to examine the nature of this relationship and the factors which influence it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: wars and nationalisms John A. Hall and Siniša Maleševi¿; Part I. Fighting for the Nation?: 1. Does nationalist sentiment increase fighting efficacy? A skeptical view from the sociology of violence Randall Collins; 2. Mercenary, citizen, victim: the rise and fall of conscription in the West Richard Lachmann; Part II. The Varieties of Nationalist Experience: 3. The state-to-nation balance and war Benjamin Miller; 4. State violence in the origins of nationalism: British counterinsurgency and the rebirth of Irish nationalism, 1969-72 James Hughes; 5. When does nationalism turn violent? A comparative analysis of Canada and Sri Lanka Matthew Lange; Part III. Empires and Nation-States: 6. Empire and ethnicity John Darwin; 7. The role of nationalism in the two world wars Michael Mann; 8. Empire, ethnicity and power: a comment Dominic Lieven; 9. Is nationalism the cause or consequence of the end of empire? Wesley Hiers and Andreas Wimmer; 10. Obliterating heterogeneity through peace: nationalisms, states and wars in the Balkans Siniša Maleševi¿; Part IV. Empty Shells, Changed Conditions: 11. Internal wars and Latin American nationalism Miguel Angel Centeno, Jose Miguel Cruz, Rene Flores and Gustavo Silva Cano; 12. War and nationalism: the view from Central Africa René Lemarchand; 13. Victory in defeat? National identity after civil war in Finland and Ireland Bill Kissane; 14. When nationalists disagree: who should one hate and kill? Stephen Saideman....
