Waves of War: Nationalism, State Formation, and Ethnic

Waves of War: Nationalism, State Formation, and Ethnic Exclusion in the Modern World (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

Why did the nation-state emerge and proliferate across the globe? How is this process related to the wars fought in the modern era? Analyzing datasets that cover the entire world over long stretches of time, Andreas Wimmer focuses on changing configurations of power and legitimacy to answer these questions. The nationalist ideal of self-rule gradually diffused over the world and delegitimized empire after empire. Nationalists created nation-states wherever the power configuration favored them, often at the end of prolonged wars of secession. The elites of many of these new states were institutionally too weak for nation-building and favored their own ethnic communities. Ethnic rebels challenged such exclusionary power structures in violation of the principles of self-rule, and neighboring governments sometimes intervened into these struggles over the state. 'Waves of War' demonstrates why nation-state formation and ethnic politics are crucial to understand the civil and international wars of the past 200 years.
Country USA
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 35 Tables, black and white; 17 Line draw
ReleaseDate 2013-01-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781107673243

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	35 Tables, black and white; 17 Line draw
ReleaseDate	2013-01-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781107673243

Waves of War: Nationalism, State Formation, and Ethnic Exclusion in the Modern World (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)