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Packed with a series of rich, illustrative examples, this exciting new textbook is the first to offer students a truly comprehensive AND engaging account of the vibrant topic of Nationalism. Read more
Review With this volume, John Coakley truly establishes himself as a leading authority in the field of nationalism studies. The book presents one of the first comprehensive overviews of this burgeoning discipline. The text is richly embroidered with examples from all parts of the world which bring the connections between concepts to lifeEric KauffmannUniversity of LondonStudents of Irish politics have long benefited from John Coakley′s erudition. Now students of nationalism and ethnicity can avail of his meticulous scholarship. Coakley has that rare gift: the ability to relay difficult subjects clearly without sacrificing nuance. This book will undoubtedly become the standard bearer in the field Dr Mary-Alice Connolly ClancyUniversity of ExeterThis is a remarkably serious and multifaceted synthesis of the literature on nationalism from a comparative historical perspective. Michael HechterArizona State UniversityCoakley provides a wide-ranging and knowledgeable account of the elements which go into the making of national identity. Coakley offers a penetrating analysis of what enables or prevents nationalism moving from programmes to political organisations to popular movements to state power and finally the use of that power for nationalist projects.John BreuillyLondon School of EconomicsA new kind of perspective has been developed by the author while looking at nationalism in terms of haves and have-nots: politically dominant groups that control the state and counter-groups that wish to reshape the state according to their vision. This book is worth reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers who are beginning the enterprise of understanding the discourse on nationalism. — M. D. Irfan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi About the Author John Coakley is Professor of Politics at the School of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin.
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