Nations as zones of conflict
- ISBN: 9780761957270
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd.
- Fecha de la edición: 2005
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 25 cm
- Nº Pág.: 213
- Idiomas: Inglés
This compelling book argues that nations consist of culturally diverse ethnic identities, formed and transformed through conflict, shaken by the unpredictable challenges of modernity, and riven thus by cultural wars that threaten national cohesion yet offer communities multiple opportunities in times of change. Hutchinson breaks new ground in arguing that nations are enduring entities that must compete with the multiple identities of the modern world, and that such rivalry gives nations their dynamism. It will be of interest to students of sociology, political science, history, international relations and ethnicity and nationalism.