Nationalism
and Ethnic Conflict Nationalism
and Ethnic Conflict
Class, State, and Nation in the Age of Globalization
by Berch Berberoglu
"This book is a valuable study dealing with a very important subject from a class perspective. Its major contribution is its successful effort in critiqueing subjectivist approaches to nationalism and providing an alternative critical approach that is an excellent example of class analysis."
--James Petras, State University of New York, Binghamton
This book examines the origins and development of nationalism and national movements in the twentieth century and provides an analysis of the nature and dynamics of nationalism and ethnic conflict in a variety of national settings. Examining the intricate relationship between class, state, and nation, the book attempts to develop a critical approach to the study of nationalism and ethnonational conflict within the broader context of class relations and class struggles in the age of globalization.
The book consists of three parts, made up of seven chapters. Part I examines classical and contemporary conventional and Marxist theories of nationalism. Part II provides a series of empirical comparisons of nationalism and ethnic conflict on a world scale, focusing on the Third World, the advanced capitalist countries, and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. A highlight of this section of the book is a detailed comparative case study of the Palestinian and Kurdish nationalism and national movements. Part III provides a political analysis of the relationship between class, state, and nation, and lays out the class nature of nationalism and the role of the state in ethnonational conflicts that are the political manifestations of deeper class struggles that have been the driving force of nationalism and ethnic conflict in the era of globalization.
Berberoglu contends that future studies of nationalism and ethnonational conflict
must pay closer attention to the dynamics of class forces that are behind the
ideology of nationalism by examining national movements in class terms. For
only through a careful class analysis of these forces and their ideological
edicts will we be able to clearly understand the nature of nationalism and ethnonational
conflicts around the world.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I:
THEORIES OF NATIONALISM
1. Mainstream Theories of the Nation and Nationalism
2. Toward a Marxist Theory of Nationalism
PART II:
NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICT IN THE
AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
3. Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict on a World Scale: Global Comparisons
4. Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Self-Determination in the Third World
5. The Rise of Right-Wing Ultra-Nationalist Movements in the Age of Globalization
PART III:
NATIONALISM, THE STATE, AND CLASS STRUGGLE
6. Class, State, and Nation: The Pillars of Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
7. Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Class Struggle
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Index
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Publication date: July 2004
ISBN: 0-7425-3543-6 (cloth)
0-7425-3544-4 (paper)
