Empire to Nation: Historical Perspectives on the Making of the Modern World (World Social Change)

ISBN 10: 0742540316 / ISBN 13: 9780742540316

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006

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Synopsis:

The fall of empires and the rise of nation-states was a defining political transition in the making of the modern world. As United States imperialism becomes a popular focus of debate, we must understand how empire, the nineteenth century's dominant form of large-scale political organization, had disappeared by the end of the twentieth century. Here, ten prominent specialists discuss the empire-to-nation transition in comparative perspective. Chapters on Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia, and China illustrate both the common features and the diversity of the transition. Questioning the sharpness of the break implied by the empire/nation binary, the contributors explore the many ways in which empires were often nation-like and nations behaved imperially. While previous studies have focused on the rise and fall of empires or on nationalism and the process of nation-building, this intriguing volume concentrates on the empire-to-nation transition itself. Understanding this transition allows us to better interpret the contemporary political order and new forms of global hegemony.

About the Author: Joseph W. Esherick is professor of history and Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
Hasan Kayali is associate professor of history at the University of California, San Diego.
Eric Van Young is professor of history at the University of California, San Diego.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Empire to Nation: Historical Perspectives on...
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New