The Limits of Nationalism

by Chaim Gans

Book Overview

This book discusses the justifications and limits of cultural nationalism from a liberal perspective. Chaim Gans presents a normative typology of nationalist ideologies, distinguishing between cultural liberal nationalism and statist liberal nationalism. Statist nationalisms argue that states have an interest in the cultural homogeneity of their citizenries. Cultural nationalisms argue that people have interests in adhering to their cultures (the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521004675
• ISBN13: 9780521004671
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"