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Zusatztext Charles King's book is primarily aimed at an academic audience, for whom this is clearly a must read. But there are so many worthwhile insights that even the lay reader interested in what has been going on in this fascinating part of the world will gain much of benefit as well. Informationen zum Autor Charles King is Professor of International Affairs and Government in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. A native of the Ozark hill country, he was educated at the University of Arkansas and Oxford University. He is the author of The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus and The Black Sea: A History, both published by Oxford University Press, as well as articles in Foreign Affairs, The Times Literary Supplement, and other publications. Klappentext In this wide-ranging set of essays, Charles King examines the conceptual intersection of nationalist ideology, social violence, and the political transformation of Europe and Eurasia over the last two decades. Extreme Politics charts the end of "Eastern Europe" as a place and chronicles the ongoing revolution in the scholarly study of Russia, the Balkans, and the wider postcommunist world. Zusammenfassung In this wide-ranging set of essays, Charles King examines the conceptual intersection of nationalist ideology, social violence, and the political transformation of Europe and Eurasia over the last two decades. Extreme Politics charts the end of "Eastern Europe" as a place and chronicles the ongoing revolution in the scholarly study of Russia, the Balkans, and the wider postcommunist world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1.: : Introduction Part I: Theory and Comparison 2.: The National Origins of Nationalism Studies 3.: Loser Nationalisms: How Certain Ideas of the Nation Succeed or Fail 4.: The Micropolitics of Social Violence ^ 6.: The Benefits of Ethnic War 7.: Diasporas and International Politics 8.: Migration, Institutions, and Ethnicity 9.: Conclusion Tables Bibliography ...
