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Author:   Winston A. Van Horne
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9780791432365

ISBN 10:   079143236
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   30 January 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

"List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Carol Edler Baumann Acknowledgments About the Editor and Contributors Introduction Winston A. Van Horne Part I. Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism: Concepts and Images 1. Race and Biology Linda Vigilant 2. The Bell Curve: A Cross-Century Tradition Concerning Race and Intellect Winston A. Van Horne 3. Race in History Martin Bernal 4. Concepts of Nationalism in History Brian E. Porter 5. Cultural Foundations of Ethnonationalism: The Role of Religion Martin E. Marty 6. Cultural Nationalism and ""internationalization"" in Contemporary Japan Kosaku Yoshino Part II: National Identity and the Struggle for National Rights 7. Religion and Identity in Northern Ireland Marianne Elliott 8. Israel and Palestinian Statehood Galia Golan 9. Palestinian Statehood Muhammad Hallaj 10. Whither the Kurds? George S. Harris Part III: Nationalism and the Crisis of the Multiethnic/Multinational State 11. The Relentless Pursuit of the National State: Reflections on Soviet and Post-Soviet Experiences Mark R. Beissinger 12. Nationality Questions in the Baltic: The Lithuanian Example Alred Erich Senn 13. Ethnonationalism and the Disintegration of Yugoslavia Robin Alison Remington 14. China and the Containment of Ethnonationalism David D. Buck 15. Political Ethnicity and State-Building in Nigeria Claude Ake 16. Canada and the Challenge of the Quebec Independence Movement Marc V. Levine Epilogue Winston A. Van Horne Index of Persons, Places, and Organizations Subject Index"

Reviews

Sectarianism, ethnonationalism, and racialism have divided human populations for centuries, yet, these fabricated, unnecessary, and dangerous formations are rarely addressed in global terms. Global Convulsions redefines the problem in a cross-disciplinary confrontation with the horrors of convulsions. -- Leonard Harris, Purdue University The enduring value of Global Convulsions lies in its global reach and the patterns that it calls out. It makes plain that the state is no salvation in relation to national chauvinism, ethnic exclusivism, and/or racial paranoia. Indeed, the state, if not the cause, is often a consummative force perpetuating these phenomena. Still, according to the contributors to this volume, the state has much potential to transcend the divides of race, ethnicity, and nationalism. And so, in Global Convulsions does one discern the possibility of us/them becoming us together. The strengths of this book are subject matter and timing. The editor has assembled a most exceptional group of authors whose individual chapters blend together nicely and provide both perspective as well as prescription for a range of issues and concerns that glare at us from the pages of contemporary events and history. Nationalism and its progeny--xenophobia, racism, anti-Semitism--are again primary issues for national and international discussion, and this book represents an outstanding contribution to that discussion. -- James F. Barnes, Ohio University

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