ISBN:
9780203118320
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9780415696906
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 165 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
Series Statement:
Routledge Innovations in Political Theory Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State : National Cultural Autonomy Revisited
DDC:
305.800947
Keywords:
Minorities - Legal status, laws, etc - Europe, Eastern - History
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
This book explores a largely forgotten legacy of multicultural political thought and practice from within Eastern Europe and examines its relevance to post-Cold War debates on state and nationhood. Featuring a Preface by former UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke, it weaves theory and practice to challenge established understandings of the nation state.Eastern Europe is still too often viewed through the prism of ethnic conflict, which overlooks the region's positive contribution to modern debates on the political management of ethno-cultural diversity, and towards the construction of a united Eu
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Nation, state and minority inmodern Europe; 2. Voices in the wilderness?; 3. The Baltic arena; 4. The practice of autonomy; 5. Nationalities in congress; 6. The new nationalist wave; 7. Cultural autonomy: a new chapter?; Notes; Archival references; Bibliography; Index;
Description / Table of Contents:
nation, state and minority in modern Europe -- Voices in the wilderness -- The Baltic arena -- The practice of autonomy -- Nationalities in congress -- The new nationalist wave -- Cultural autonomy
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Available via World Wide Web
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