Rethinking the End of Empire: Nationalism, State Formation, and Great Power Poli

Description: Rethinking the End of Empire by Lynn M. Tesser Why did a nation-state order emerge when nationalist activism was typically an elitist pursuit in the age of empire? Ordinary inhabitants and even most indigenous elites tended to possess religious, ethnic, or status-based identities rather than national identities. Why then did the desires of a typically small number result in wave after wave of new states? The answer has customarily centered on nationalists acting against weakening empires during a time of proliferating beliefs that peoples should control their destiny. Rethinking the End of Empire offers a wholly unique approach by arguing that nationalism often existed more in the perceptions of external observers than of local activists and insurgents, underscoring the need to treat nationalism relationally.Drawing on research largely untapped by international relations scholars, Lynn M. Tesser analyzes the decades prior to clusters of state birth to show that the transformation of pre-independence mobilization into moves toward territorial separation lay more with the politics of empires than republican ideas. Featuring extensive insights from sociology, history, and area studies, this book adds nuance to scholarship that assumes most, if not all, pre-independence unrest was nationalist and separatist, and sheds light on why varied demands for change eventually coalesced around independence in some cases, but not others. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Lynn M. Tesser teaches international relations at the Marine Corps University and is the author of Ethnic Cleansing and the European Union (2013). Table of Contents PrefaceINTRODUCTIONOne THE AMERICASTwo GREECEThree THE BALKANS AND ANATOLIAFour CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEFive ASIA AND AFRICACONCLUSIONAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex Review "Exactly how the international state system transitioned from empire-dominated to being composed of nation-states is fundamental to our understanding of the world we live in. Lynn M. Tesser leverages recent advances in historiography to formulate a provocative argument stressing the surprising role of empires themselves in triggering the worldwide transition that caused their end."—Stathis N. Kalyvas, University of Oxford"This book offers a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on the history of national independence across the globe. The world stumbled into its current nation-state form, Lynn M. Tesser argues. She emphasizes contingency, the crucial role of great powers, and the lack of popular support or a clear vision for national independence among anti-imperial elites."—Andreas Wimmer, Columbia University"Lynn M. Tesser rewrites the history of the nation-state system of the late 20th century not as a long-term, self-propelled process, but as a recent and contingent one. She makes clear that not only were empires viable and dynamic forms of politics up until World War II, but that a variety of alternatives were in play, from federalism to world communism. Nationalism could be a powerful force, but not the only one and always in relation to other aspirations. The task for the social scientist or historian, then, is to explain the specific patterns in which nationally based states emerged amidst other political forms and how—in the period after 1945—alternatives to the nation-state form were gradually narrowed. Tesser sets herself this task, explaining both the advance of national forms and their limitations. This book will generate useful controversy and help to provoke a rethinking of big picture analyses in political science, international relations, and history."—Frederick Cooper, author of Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960 Details ISBN1503638103 Author Lynn M. Tesser Publisher Stanford University Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781503638105 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-05-21 Imprint Stanford University Press Subtitle Nationalism, State Formation, and Great Power Politics Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2024-05-21 DEWEY 320.54 Pages 310 Alternative 9781503638891 ISBN-10 1503638103 UK Release Date 2024-05-21 Illustrations 1 map We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160263467;

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