Overview

In this empirical and theoretical study of nationalism, ethnicity, and immigration, the author compares the reception of large numbers of immigrants in Catalonia, the Basque country, Latvia, and Estonia--developed regions that possess distinct cultures and nationalist movements.

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Author:   Gershon Shafir
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:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780791426746

ISBN 10:   0791426742
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   06 October 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Maps Tables Acronyms Preface 1. Introduction Immigrants and Hosts Hegemonic and Corporate Nationalism The Contexts and Limits of Hegemonic Nationalism Immigration and Nationalism: Summary of Propositions 2. Similarities Between the Regions Distinct Cultures Level of Development Internal Migration 3. Hegemonic Nationalism in Catalonia Hegemony and Autonomy Immigrant Integration and Language Normalization 4. From Racism to ""Primordial Socialism"" in the Basque Country Nationalism Under Combined Development The Transformations and Contradictions of Contemporary Basque Nationalism and Immigration 5. Baltic Awakening and the Lure of Exclusivity Unintended Independence National Flourishing and Convergence The Soviet Nationalities Policy Economic Bifurcation The Popular Fronts and the Politics of Demography The Movement Toward Independence Language Laws: Cultural Exclusion and Assimilation Citizenship Laws: Political Exclusion and Integration Privatization and Its Ethnic Discontents 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

Shafir has produced a sensitive, analytically astute comparative historical study of ethnic nationalism in two Spanish provinces and the Baltic regions of the former Soviet Union. I think this is a superb study. - Michael Kimmel, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Author Information

Gershon Shafir is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Land, Labor and the Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1882-1914.

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