Table of Contents

Nationalist Puzzels
Causes of Nationalism
Indirect Rule and the Absence of nationalism
State-Building Nationalism
Other Types of Nationalism
The Demand for Sovereignty and the Emergence of Nationalism
Containing Nationalism

About the Author

Michael Hechter is Research Professor at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington.

Reviews

Hechter has written more for the advanced scholar of nationalism studies and cognate fields. He is already an established name in the field ... Hechter's argument has considerable merits. The Global Review of Ethnopolitics Chapter 2 'Causes of Nationalism', is concise, managing to provide explanations for group formation, group solidarity, the modernity of nations and national identification ... the striking feature is that the author is able to usefully clarify in only fourteen pages what so many others take entire books to do. The Global Review of Ethnopolitics Containing Nationalism is a trenchant discussion of a problem that shows little sign of abating. Even more, however, it is a thoughtful attempt by a veteran observer to offer a theoretical analysis with very practical implications. This book will be indispensable for academics and policymakers alike. Contemporary Sociology