Global matrix : nationalism, globalism and state-terrorism / Tom Nairn and Paul James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nairn, Tom.

Contributor:

James, Paul (Paul Warren), 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Terrorism and globalization.

State-sponsored terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Globalization has brought with it many difficult and contradictory phenomena: violence, deep national insecurities, religious divisions and individual insecurities. This book takes a critical look at three key areas - globalism, nationalism, and state-terror - to confront common mythologies and identify the root causes of the problems we face. Too many commentators still argue that globalization is predominantly a neo-liberal economic phenomenon; that nation-states are on the way out, and that terror is something that primarily comes from below. Global Matrix exposes the limitations of this argument. The authors explore four main questions: -- What is the cultural-political nature of contemporary globalization? -- How adequate, particularly in the context of nation-states, is a politics of democratic nationalism? -- How are we to understand new and old nations in the context of changes across the late twentieth century and into the present? -- Where does national violence come from and what does it mean for a 'war on terror'?Written by two leading scholars, this is a lucid study of what place the nation-state has in a globalizing world that will appeal to students across the political and social sciences.

Contents:

pt. 1. Rethinking globalism and globalization

pt. 2. Debating civic and post-nationalism

pt. 3. Reflecting on old and new nations

pt. 4. Confronting terror and violence.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-286) and index.

ISBN:

9786611750602

9781783719099

1783719095

9781849644709

1849644705

9781281750600

1281750603

9781435660786

1435660781

OCLC:

666933105