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Containing Nationalism (Hardcover)
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Containing Nationalism (Hardcover)
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Nationalism has become the most prevalent source of political
conflict and violence in the world. Scholarship has provided scant
guidance about the prospects of containing the dark side of
nationalism-its widely publicized excesses of violence, such as
ethnic cleansing and genocide. Departing from the usual practice of
considering only a few examples of nationalism drawn from a limited
geographical and historical canvas, this book is based on
fundamental theoretical ideas about the formation and solidarity of
groups. Containing Nationalism offers a unified explanation of the
dynamics of nationalism across the broad sweep of time and space.
Among other things, it explains why nationalism is supported by
specific forms of inequality between cultural groups, and why it is
inclusive at some times and exclusive at others. Nationalism is the
attempt of culturally-distinct peoples to attain political
self-determination. Self-determination was generally afforded by
traditional states, which employed a form of governance based on
indirect rule. After the late 18th century, the rise of the modern
state led to a new form of governance characterized by direct rule.
Containing Nationalism argues that the impetus for the most common
type of nationalism arises from the imposition of direct rule in
culturally heterogeneous societies. Direct rule stimulates national
identity by making cultural distinctions more salient for
individuals' life chances. At the same time it reduces the
resources of local elites, giving them a motive to mobilize
nationalist opposition to central authorities. All told, these
effects heighten the demand for sovereignty. The book suggests that
political institutions that reintroduce indirect rule offer the
leaders of modern countries the best available means of containing
nationalist violence within their borders.
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