The paradoxes of nationalism : the French Revolution and its meaning for contemporary nation building /
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| Language: | English |
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Albany, NY :
State University of New York Press,
2007
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| Series: | SUNY series in national identities.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- THE PARADOXES OF NATIONALISM; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Paris, June 1789; Examining the Nation-State Principle; Exploring the French Revolution; 1. Conception: How to Imagine a Preexisting,Voluntarist Nation; Introduction; 1.1 Conceptions of the Nation in Eighteenth-Century Polemical Dictionaries; 1.2 Conceptions of the Nation in Social Contract Theories; Conclusion; 2. Constitution: How to Give the Nation a Political Voice; Introduction; 2.1 The Entrenchment of the Nation in French Political Rhetoric; 2.2 The Creation of a National Assembly; 2.3 The Contribution of the Abbé Sieyès.
- Conclusion3. Composition: How to Define Insiders and Outsiders; Introduction; 3.1 Implementing National Sovereignty; 3.2 Defining National Membership; 3.3 Consolidating National Identity; Conclusion; 4. Confrontation: How to Interact with Other Political Units; Introduction; 4.1 Revolutionary Principles; 4.2 Revolutionary Policies; 4.3 Revolutionary Practice; Conclusion; 5. Synthesis; Introduction; 5.1 Drawing Insights from the Four Paradoxes; 5.2 Re-examining the Nation-State Principle; 5.3 Exploring Alternatives to Nation-Statism; Conclusion; 6. Epilogue-Confrontation Revisited.
- Introduction6.1 Exporting American Ideals; 6.2 Building an Iraqi Democracy; Conclusion; Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
