Nations, States, and Violence

Name: Nations, States, and Violence
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ISBN: 9780199228232

ISBN-10: 019922823X

ISBN-13: 9780199228232

Edition: 2007

Authors: David D. Laitin

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Nations, States, and Violence presents a revisionist view of the sources of nationalism, the relationship of the nation to culture, and the implications of nationalism and cultural heterogeneity for the future of the nation-state. It accepts the now-standard view that national identities are not inherited traits but constructed communities in order to serve political ends. But the resulting national identities do not emerge from some metaphorical plebiscite as had beensuggested by some; rather they result from efforts by people to coordinate their identities with people who share at least some cultural traits with them. Coordination leads to powerful social and cultural ties that are hard…

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List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/6/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 180
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.31" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English




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