The nation and nationalism in Europe : an introduction / Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski and Andrzej Marcin Suszycki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karolewski, Ireneusz Paweł.

Contributor:

Suszycki, Andrzej Marcin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Europe.

Nationalism.

Nation-state.

Self-determination, National--Europe.

Self-determination, National.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (437 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Combining a theoretical overview with empirical evidence, this textbook analyses and compares nationalism in Western and Eastern Europe. Split into three parts, it first discusses a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, including the controversial issue of theoretical dichotomy (civic versus ethnic nationalism). The second part argues variously that nationalism is an ideology, a social movement and an attitude, and applies these to sub-state and central-state nationalism. The final part looks at European nationalism in practice, offering new empirical findings from both in-depth single

Contents:

Front Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 The Nation: In Search of a Concept; 2 The Nation and National Identity; 3 Nationalism: A Problem of Definition?; 4 Typologies of Nationalism; 5 Four Levels of Nationalism; 6 Nationalism in Europe in Practice; 7 Nationalism between Regionalism and European Integration; 8 Further Research Foci of Nationalism; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780748688593

0748688595

9780748647088

0748647082

OCLC:

925414958