Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State

John Coakley is Professor of Politics at the School of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin.

Introduction The Study of Nationalism Introduction Matters of Definition Matters of Evaluation Matters of Analysis Conclusion PART ONE: NATION AND SOCIETY Nationalism, Race and Gender Introduction Race and Nation Gender and Nation Conclusion Nationalism and Language Introduction Language and Its Nature Language and Politics Language and Nation Conclusion Nationalism and Religion Introduction Religion and Its Nature Religion and Politics Religion and Nation Conclusion Nationalism and History Introduction The Writing of History Nationalist History History and the Nation Conclusion Nationalism and Public Culture Introduction Material Culture and the Nation The Arts and the Nation Sport and the Nation Conclusion PART TWO: NATIONALIST MOBILIZATION Nationalism and Social Structure Introduction Class and Nation Socioeconomic Change and Nationalism Region and Nation Conclusion Types of Nationalist Mobilization Introduction Common Features Intergrationist Nationalism Colonial Nationalism Separatist Nationalsm Conclusion Explaining Nationalism Introduction The Birth of Nationalism The Growth of Natioalsm The Victory of Nationalism Conclusion Nationalism and State Structure Introduction Suppressing Minorities Incorporating Minorities Conclusion CONCLUSION Nation and State in Perspective Introduction Reassembling the Argument Speculating About the Future Conclusion

With this volume, John Coakley truly establishes himself as a leading authority in the field of nationalism studies. The book presents one of the first comprehensive overviews of this burgeoning discipline. The text is richly embroidered with examples from all parts of the world which bring the connections between concepts to life Eric Kauffmann University of London Students of Irish politics have long benefited from John Coakley's erudition. Now students of nationalism and ethnicity can avail of his meticulous scholarship. Coakley has that rare gift: the ability to relay difficult subjects clearly without sacrificing nuance. This book will undoubtedly become the standard bearer in the field Dr Mary-Alice Connolly Clancy University of Exeter This is a remarkably serious and multifaceted synthesis of the literature on nationalism from a comparative historical perspective. Michael Hechter Arizona State University Coakley provides a wide-ranging and knowledgeable account of the elements which go into the making of national identity. Coakley offers a penetrating analysis of what enables or prevents nationalism moving from programmes to political organisations to popular movements to state power and finally the use of that power for nationalist projects. John Breuilly London School of Economics A new kind of perspective has been developed by the author while looking at nationalism in terms of haves and have-nots: politically dominant groups that control the state and counter-groups that wish to reshape the state according to their vision. This book is worth reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers who are beginning the enterprise of understanding the discourse on nationalism. -- M. D. Irfan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi