Nation Building in Comparative Contexts

ISBN-13: 9781138528604 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 210 str.

Paul Thompson; William Foltz

Opis

What is and what makes a nation? What forces work for and against the emergence of new nations? What does the emergence of a nation mean to its people, and what does it mean to international stability? Nation Building in Comparative Contexts answers these questions

Spis treści

Foreword: The Study of Nation-Building, 1962-1966
Preface
Contributors
Introduction: Nation-Building and National Development
1: The Historical Experience of Nation-Building in Europe, Joseph R. Strayer
2: Nation-Building?, Carl J. Friedrich
3: The Interlocking of Nation and Personality Structure, Hermann Weilenmann
4: Nation-Building in America: The Colonial Years, Richard L. Merritt
5: Nation-Building in Latin America, Robert E. Scott
6: Nation-Building and Revolutionary War, David A. Wilson
7: Nation-Building in Africa, Rupert Emerson
8: Building the Newest Nations: Short-Run Strategies and Long-Run Problems, William J. Foltz
Bibliography: A Selection of Recent Works on Nation-Building, Donald J. Puchala
Some Recent Works on Nation-Building, 1963-1966
Index

O autorze

Paul Thompson