Game of Mirrors: Centre-Periphery National Conflicts
«Letamendia's book is noteworthy for its insightful analysis of nationalism and the nationalist question...The book provides a very interesting theoretical exploration of the nationalist phenomenon, firmly underpinned by a range of facts, examples and case studies.’ The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest ’The great strength of this book is the global scope of the casea and analyses. Although the author achieved prominence as the defence lawyer at the infamous Burgos trials, the coverage of the book goes far beyond the Basque Country and even Europe...The cases are also dealt with in depth rather than skimmed over to support arguments: a fact which considerably enhances the chapters on nationalist political violence, an area subject to too few comparative analyses...an impressive piece of scholarship...’ Regional and Federal Studies»
This title was first published in 2000. Nationalism and the national question have represented a problem since the early years of the 19th century. Understanding these phenomena represents a challenge for political science, because "the nation" is not a natural phenomenon, rather it is the consequence of nationalism. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 358
- ISBN
- 9781138740228
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
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«Letamendia's book is noteworthy for its insightful analysis of nationalism and the nationalist question...The book provides a very interesting theoretical exploration of the nationalist phenomenon, firmly underpinned by a range of facts, examples and case studies.’ The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest ’The great strength of this book is the global scope of the casea and analyses. Although the author achieved prominence as the defence lawyer at the infamous Burgos trials, the coverage of the book goes far beyond the Basque Country and even Europe...The cases are also dealt with in depth rather than skimmed over to support arguments: a fact which considerably enhances the chapters on nationalist political violence, an area subject to too few comparative analyses...an impressive piece of scholarship...’ Regional and Federal Studies»