Against orthodoxy
Subtitle: studies in nationalism
By: edited by Trevor W. Harrison and Slobodan Drakulic
Contributors: Drakulić, Slobodan, 1947-
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780774820936
Subjects: Cas, Études de; Case studies; Nationalism; Histoire; Nationalisme; History
Description: "During the Cold War, nationalism fell from favour among theorists as an explanatory factor in history, as Marxists and liberals looked to class and individualism as the driving forces of change. The resurgence of nationalism after the collapse of the Soviet Union, however, called for a reconsideration of the paradigm. Against Orthodoxy uses case studies from around the world to critically evaluate decades of new scholarship. The authors argue that theories of nationalism have ossified into a new set of orthodoxies. These overlook nationalism's role as a generative force, one that reflects complex historical, political, and cultural arrangements that defy simplistic explanations."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also issued in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Slobodan Drakulic and Trevor W. Harrison; title: Theory and history. Academic nationalism / Slobodan Drakulic; title: Do nationalists have navels? where is childhood in nationalism theory? / Karen Stanbridge; title: Tolerant majorities, loyal minorities, and "ethnic reversals": constructing minority Rrghts at Versailles, 1919 / Liliana Riga and James Kennedy; title: Minorities and civil society. Neither perennial nor modern: Christian-Muslim enmities in the Balkans / Slobodan Drakulic; title: Understanding multiculturalism in divided societies: exploring a new path / Elke Winter; title: Canada's French fact; title: or facts? / Rémi Léger; title: Civic and ethnic nationalist narratives in Ethiopia / Sarah Vaughan; title: Politics and the State. Militarism and nationalism in Japan / Trevor W. Harrison; title: Who are the nationalists? a profile of Scottish National Party supporters / Michael Rosie and Ross Bond; title: After the PRI: neo-liberalism and nationalism in Mexico / Juliàn Castro-Rea; title: The international dimension. Messianic nationalism: The American imperative / Michael Parenti; title: Islamic nationalism, imperialism, and the Middle East / Trevor W. Harrison; title: Progressive inter-nationalist nationalisms: the return of transformative, anti-imperialist traditions / Gordon Laxer; title: Implacable foes or strange bedfellows? the promise and pitfalls of eco-nationalism in a globalized world / John Hannigan; title: Conclusion / Trevor W. Harrison and Slobodan Drakulic.