This book addresses a seemingly paradoxical situation. On the one hand, nationalism from Scotland to the Ukraine remains a resilient political dynamic, fostering secessionist movements below the level of the state. On the other hand, the competence and capacity of states, and indeed the coherence of nationalism as an ideology, are increasingly challenged by patterns of globalization in commerce, cultural communication, and constitutional authority beyond the state. The book sheds light on the relationship between these two processes, addressing why the political currency of nationalism...