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1 online resource (430 pages) |
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To date, the world can lay claim to little more than 190 sovereign independent entities recognized as nation-states, while by some estimates there may be up to eight hundred more nation-state projects underway and seven to eight thousand potential projects. Why do a few such endeavors come to fruition while most fail? Standard explanations have pointed to national awakenings, nationalist mobilizations, economic efficiency, military prowess, or intervention by the great powers. Where Nation-States Come From provides a compelling alternative account, one that incorporates an in-depth examinatio. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Part One: The Institutional Origins of Nation-States; Chapter One: Who Gets a State of Their Own?; Chapter Two: Varieties of Segmented States; Part Two: Processes: Forging Political-Identity Hegemonies; Chapter Three: Hegemonies and Segment-State Machines; Chapter Four: Creating Identity Hegemony; Chapter Five: Conditions for Political-Identity Hegemony; Part Three: Processes: Escalation to Nation-State Crises; Chapter Six: The Dynamics of Nation-State Crises. |
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Chapter Seven: The Segmental Agenda and Escalation of StakesChapter Eight: Escalation of Means in Nation-State Crises; Part Four: Outcomes: Crises and Independence; Chapter Nine: Which Nation-State Projects Create Crises?; Chapter Ten: Which Segment-States Become Nation-States?; Chapter Eleven: Nation-States and the International System; Appendix: Segment-States, 1901-2000; References; Index. |
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Nation-state.
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Nation-state. |
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Nationalism.
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Nationalism. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: 9780691134673 |
| ISBN |
9781400842964 (electronic book) |
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1400842964 (electronic book) |
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1283379937 |
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9781283379939 |
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