The paradoxes of nationalism : the French Revolution and its meaning for contemporary nation building / Chimene I. Keitner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keitner, Chimène Ilona Robbins.

Series:

SUNY series in national identities.

SUNY series in national identities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--France--History.

Nationalism.

Nation-building.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Paradoxes of Nationalism explores a critical stage in the development of the principle of national self-determination: the years of the French Revolution, during which the idea of the nation was fused with that of self-government. While scholars and historians routinely cite the French Revolution as the origin of nationalism, they often fail to examine the implications of this connection. Chimène I. Keitner corrects this omission by drawing on history and political theory to deepen our understanding of the historical and normative underpinnings of national self-determination as a basis for international political order. Based on this analysis, Keitner constructs a framework for evaluating nation-based claims in contemporary world politics and identifies persistent theoretical and practical tensions that must be taken into account in contemplating proposals for "civic nationalism" and alternative, nonnational models.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Conception

Constitution

Composition

Confrontation

Synthesis

Epilogue—Confrontation Revisited

Conclusions

Appendix

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.

ISBN:

9780791480762

0791480763

9781429458030

1429458038

OCLC:

85857883