Nationalism and Political Identity (International Relations for the 21st Century) - Hardcover

Joireman, Sandra Fullerton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826465900 ISBN 13: 9780826465900

Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group

Synopsis

This is a lively and well-written textbook, which will prove a valuable addition to the IR textbook series - mainly because the ideas it covers have changed so fundamentally in the last ten years. Nationalism and ethnicity are uniquely considered within the context of both traditional IR theory and 'new' IR (ie Cold War perspectives). Joireman explains the conflict between primordialism (the view that ethnicity is inborn and ethnic division natural), instrumentalism (ethnicity is a tool to gain some larger, typically material end) and social constructivism (the emerging consensus that ethnicity is flexible and people can make choices about how they define themselves). Case studies are included on Quebec, Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Eritrea.

About this title

About the Author:

Sandra Joireman lectures at Wheaton College, Illlinois. She is a highly experienced teacher and author of acclaimed books on African politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• ISBN 10: 0826465900
• ISBN 13: 9780826465900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224