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Comprehensively revised and substantially extended for the second edition, James Kellas' book provides a review and assessment of the main theoretical approaches to the study of nationalism and considers a wide range of examples from around the world of contemporary nationalist movements and of the strategies of pluralism and accommodation which have been developed to contain them.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Ethnicity and Human Nature
Nationalism as Ideology
The Evolution of Nationalism: Theories
Ethnic and Social Nationalism
Nationalist Movements and Ethnic Politics: Forms and Periods
Nationalism in the Western World
Nationalism in the Former Communist States
Nationalism in the Developing World, South Africa, and the Middle East
Cultural Pluralism and the Politics of Accommodation
Nationalism and International Relations
Conclusion: An Integrated Theory of the Politics of Nationalism and Ethnicity
Synopsis of Theory
Bibliography
Index.
About the author
JAMES KELLAS is Professor of Politics, University of Glasgow
Summary
Comprehensively revised and substantially extended for the second edition, James Kellas' book provides a review and assessment of the main theoretical approaches to the study of nationalism and considers a wide range of examples from around the world of contemporary nationalist movements and of the strategies of pluralism and accommodation which have been developed to contain them.
