Nationalism and national integration / Anthony H. Birch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birch, Anthony Harold.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Nation-state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; Boston : Unwin Hyman, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nationalist theories are still controversial, while the process and frequent failures of national integration are issues of central importance in the contemporary world. Birch's argument is illustrated by detailed and topical case studies of national integration in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia: the United Kingdom, with the Welsh, the Scots, the Irish and the coloured minorities; Canada, with its Anglo-French tensions, its cultural pluralism and its indigenous peoples claiming the right of self-government; Australia, with its increasing ethnic diversity and its failure to integrate

Contents:

Cover; NATIONALISM AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; PART I: Theory and Principles; 1 Concepts and problems; 2 The origins and nature of nationalist theory; 3 Nationalism and its critics; 4 National integration; 5 The question of minority rights; 6 Minority nationalist movements and the question of secession; PART II: Practice and Experience; 7 National integration in the United Kingdom; 1 The British state; 2 Wales and Scotland; 3 Ireland; 4 Coloured minorities; 5 National integration and nationalism

8 National integration in Canada; 1 The Canadian state; 2 Anglophones and francophones; 3 Ethnic diversity and multiculturalism; 4 The indigenous peoples; 5 National integration and nationalism; 9 National integration in Australia; 1 The Australian state; 2 Ethnicity and immigration; 3 Multiculturalism; 4 The integration of immigrants; 5 The indigenous peoples; 6 National integration and nationalism; 10 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-134-99914-3

1-138-45353-6

1-280-32347-7

0-203-40005-4

9780203400050

OCLC:

52120989