Nationalism and War

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 4/25/2013
EAN 9781107034754, ISBN10: 1107034752

Hardcover, 383 pages, 23.6 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm
Language: English

Has the emergence of nationalism made warfare more brutal? Does strong nationalist identification increase efficiency in fighting? Is nationalism the cause or the consequence of the breakdown of imperialism? What is the role of victories and defeats in the formation of national identities? The relationship between nationalism and warfare is complex, and it changes depending on which historical period and geographical context is in question. In 'Nationalism and War', some of the world's leading social scientists and historians explore the nature of the connection between the two. Through empirical studies from a broad range of countries, they explore the impact that imperial legacies, education, welfare regimes, bureaucracy, revolutions, popular ideologies, geopolitical change, and state breakdowns have had in the transformation of war and nationalism.

Introduction
wars and nationalisms John A. Hall and Siniša Malešević
Part I. Fighting for the Nation?
1. Does nationalist sentiment increase fighting efficacy? A skeptical view from the sociology of violence Randall Collins
2. Mercenary, citizen, victim
the rise and fall of conscription in the West Richard Lachmann
Part II. The Varieties of Nationalist Experience
3. The state-to-nation balance and war Benjamin Miller
4. State violence in the origins of nationalism
British counterinsurgency and the rebirth of Irish nationalism, 1969–72 James Hughes
5. When does nationalism turn violent? A comparative analysis of Canada and Sri Lanka Matthew Lange
Part III. Empires and Nation-States
6. Empire and ethnicity John Darwin
7. The role of nationalism in the two world wars Michael Mann
8. Empire, ethnicity and power
a comment Dominic Lieven
9. Is nationalism the cause or consequence of the end of empire? Wesley Hiers and Andreas Wimmer
10. Obliterating heterogeneity through peace
nationalisms, states and wars in the Balkans Siniša Malešević
Part IV. Empty Shells, Changed Conditions
11. Internal wars and Latin American nationalism Miguel Angel Centeno, Jose Miguel Cruz, Rene Flores and Gustavo Silva Cano
12. War and nationalism
the view from Central Africa René Lemarchand
13. Victory in defeat? National identity after civil war in Finland and Ireland Bill Kissane
14. When nationalists disagree
who should one hate and kill? Stephen Saideman.