John Hutchinson 
Nations as Zones of Conflict [PDF ebook] 

`In this excellent and thought-provoking book. Hutchinson has taken the debate about nations and nationalism a significant step forward. His view of nations as zones of conflict is a useful and appropriate way of approaching this subject, making an important contribution to the field — one that may come to shape the literature′ —
Paul Hopper, School of Historical and Critical Studies, University of Brighton

What is the relationship between nations and conflict? Is globalization really eroding national sovereignty and cultural unity? This novel and compelling book explores such questions, arguing that it is wrong to assume that nations are culturally uniform. Hutchinson asserts that resting on older diverse ethnic identities, nations adapt from the unpredictable challenges of modernity, and such plurality makes them prone to cultural wars. He redefines nation-state formation as an outcome of unending and reversible processes, stating that even when nationalists win control, the nation state is never hegemonic since it is only one of many actors in the modern world.

Содержание

Introduction

An Alternative Model

Organisation

PART ONE: ZONES OF CONFLICT

Introduction

The Modernist Critique

Ethnosymbolists and Recurring Factors

Ethnogenetic Factors

Ethnie as Social and Political Actors

The Rise of States and Modern Processes

Ethnic Continuities and Modern Nations

Conclusions

PART TWO: THE REVIVALIST REVOLUTION

Introduction

Romanticism as an Ethnocultural Movement

National Revivalism and Social Transformation

Moral Innovators

National Sacrifice and Mythic Overlaying

Conclusions

PART THREE: CULTURAL WARS

Introduction

Cultural Wars in Modern Nations

The Roots of Conflict

Significance and Consequences

Polarisation

The Elaboration of a National Identity

Persisting Differences

Conclusions

PART FOUR: HOT AND BANAL NATIONALISMS

Introduction

The Rise of the Mass Nation

Nationalism from below

Patterns of Mass Identification with the Nation

Fluctuating Identities

Banal Nationalism

Conclusions

PART FIVE: NATIONALISM AND THE CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS

Introduction

Globalisation and Nationalism

Regionalism

European Union and the National States

The Clash of Civilisations

Conclusions