Nationalism and Internationalism in the Post-Cold War Era

by Charles Westin and Kjell Goldmann

Book Overview

The tension between nationalism and internationalism has been a major feature of world politics since the end of the Cold War. Based on a Nobel symposium, this collection brings together an international selection of acclaimed authors from a wide variety of academic disciplines. The book combines focused case-studies and more theoretically based material to examine critically the post-Cold War political landscape. Subjects covered include:

* changing interpretation of the nation state and nationalism
* the growing prominence of transnational organisations
* technological changes in information, communication and transport
* multiculturalism and citizenship
*ethnicity and religious identity in African, Indian, Bosnian and Polish nationalism
* the growing global significance of Islam.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415238919
• ISBN13: 9780415238915
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"