When the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, they set themselves the task of building socialism in the vast landscape of the former Russian Empire, a territory populated by hundreds of different peoples belonging to a multitude of linguistic, religious, and ethnic groups. Before 19…
This book explores a largely forgotten legacy of multicultural political thought and practice from within Eastern Europe and examines its relevance to post-Cold War debates on state and nationhood. Featuring a Preface by former UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke, it weaves theory …
by Beck, Ulrich, Beck, Ulrich, Willms, Johannes
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"This groundbreaking survey explains why war remains predominant in today's world by showing how the spread of nationalism and capitalism has brought about modern warfare. It argues that the key explanation for modern conflict, which is characterized by violent conflicts between…
"This groundbreaking survey explains why war remains predominant in today's world by showing how the spread of nationalism and capitalism has brought about modern warfare. It argues that the key explanation for modern conflict, which is characterized by violent conflicts between…
From Europe to the United States and from the Middle East to Africa, ethnicity has become an increasingly important factor in political activity and organisation and a prime source of conflict. This handbook provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of race, ethnici…
Fragen zur Zukunft des Nationalstaats, des Rechtsstaats, des Sozialstaats und des demokratischen Staats bestimmen derzeit die öffentlichen Debatten. Während Kirche und Theologie in der Vergangenheit dem Staat oft zu unkritisch gegenüberstanden, hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnte…
Fragen zur Zukunft des Nationalstaats, des Rechtsstaats, des Sozialstaats und des demokratischen Staats bestimmen derzeit die öffentlichen Debatten. Während Kirche und Theologie in der Vergangenheit dem Staat oft zu unkritisch gegenüberstanden, hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnte…
"The nation-state is for the most part the product of a European mentalité. What happens when it is exported, along with colonialism, to other parts of the world? What happens in China when it encounters--either through force or by willing appropriation--European categories of n…
