| The Paradoxes of Nationalism: The French Revolution and Its Meaning for Contemporary Nation Building Contributor(s): Keitner, Chimene I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791469573 ISBN-13: 9780791469576 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: An interdisciplinary study of nationalism drawing on the events of the French Revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism - History | Europe - France - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: 320.1 |
| LCCN: 2006012822 |
| Series: Suny Series in National Identities |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.26" W x 9.26" (1.57 lbs) 233 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Paradoxes of Nationalism explores a critical stage in the development of the principle of national self-determination: the years of the French Revolution, during which the idea of the nation was fused with that of self-government. While scholars and historians routinely cite the French Revolution as the origin of nationalism, they often fail to examine the implications of this connection. Chim ne I. Keitner corrects this omission by drawing on history and political theory to deepen our understanding of the historical and normative underpinnings of national self-determination as a basis for international political order. Based on this analysis, Keitner constructs a framework for evaluating nation-based claims in contemporary world politics and identifies persistent theoretical and practical tensions that must be taken into account in contemplating proposals for "civic nationalism" and alternative, nonnational models. |
