When Is the Nation?

by Ichijo; Atsuko

• ISBN13: 9780415354936
• ISBN10: 0415354935
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Understanding Nationalismbrings together leading scholars of nationalism, including John Breuilly, Walker Connor, Steven Grosby, Eric Hobsbawm, Anthony D Smith and Pierre van den Berghe, to address one of the most contested questions in the study of nationalism "when is the nation?". The book compares and contrasts the three major approaches to nationalism: modernism, primordialism and ethno-symbolism, to systematically examine the strengths and weaknesses of each theoretical strand. With an interactive format, readers are able to see how these theorists reflexively respond to their critics and define the differences between them. Part II follows with case studies that address the issues raised by the three schools, examining specific nations and national groups in Greece, America, Fiji, Russia and England. This unique volume will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of nationalism, ethnicity and global conflict.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Acknowledgements	x
Introduction	1	(6)
Atsuko Ichijo
Gordana Uzelac
PART I Theoretical issues	7	(128)
Modernism
Introduction	9	(6)
Dating the nation: how old is an old nation?	15	(25)
John Breuilly
The dawning of nations	40	(16)
Walker Connor
Question and answer I	47	(4)
Primordialism
Introduction	51	(5)
The primordial, kinship and nationality	56	(23)
Steven Grosby
Comment on Steven Grosby: the primordial, kinship and nationality	79	(15)
Eric Hobsbawm
Question and answer II	85	(4)
Ethno-symbolism
Introduction	89	(5)
The genealogy of nations: an ethno-symbolic approach	94	(19)
Anthony D. Smith
Ethnies and nations: genealogy indeed	113	(22)
Pierre L. Van Den Berghe
Question and answer III	119	(5)
General discussion	124	(11)
PART II Case studies	135	(77)
When was the English nation?	137	(20)
Krishan Kumar
When was the first new nation? Locating America in a national context	157	(20)
Susan-Mary Grant
When, what and how is the nation? Lessons from Greece	177	(19)
Anna Triandafyllidou
Nationalism and the politics of ethnicity in Fiji: critical perspectives on primordialism, modernism and ethno-symbolism	196	(16)
Stephanie Lawson
Conclusion: so, when is the nation?	212	(7)
Gordana Uzelac
Atusko Ichijo
Index	219