Keitner The Paradoxes of Nationalism

The French Revolution and Its Meaning for Contemporary Nation Building
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8076-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 243 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in National Identities

An interdisciplinary study of nationalism drawing on the events of the French Revolution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keitner, Chimène I.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Prologue

Paris, June 1789
Examining the Nation-State Principle
Exploring the French Revolution 1. Conception

Introduction
1.1 Conceptions of the Nation in Eighteenth-Century

Polemical Dictionaries
1.2 Conceptions of the Nation in Social Contract

Theories
Conclusion 2. Constitution

Introduction
2.1 The Entrenchment of the Nation in French

Political Rhetoric
2.2 The Creation of a National Assembly
2.3 The Contribution of the Abbé Sieyès
Conclusion 3. Composition

Introduction
3.1 Implementing National Sovereignty
3.2 Defining National Membership
3.3 Consolidating National Identity
Conclusion 4. Confrontation

Introduction
4.1 Revolutionary Principles
4.2 Revolutionary Policies
4.3 Revolutionary Practice
Conclusion 5. Synthesis

Introduction
5.1 Drawing Insights from the Four Paradoxes
5.2 Re-examining the Nation-State Principle
5.3 Exploring Alternatives to Nation-Statism
Conclusion 6. Epilogue—Confrontation Revisited

Introduction
6.1 Exporting American Ideals
6.2 Building an Iraqi Democracy
Conclusion Conclusions Appendix
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Chimène I. Keitner is an independent scholar who holds a PhD in International Relations from Oxford University.