ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1985, New Nationalisms in the Developed West is a collection of interdisciplinary and insightful essays on modern nationalist movements. The book argues that these movements have challenged the power of Western nation-states not from without, but from within their frontiers. The book’s focus remains predominately on Western societies and the nationalist movements of nations against states. The essays in this book are detailed and innovative and analyse nationalism through theory, methodology and empirical evidence. The book’s use of research methods deepens the comparative explanation of nationalist movements, and advances understanding of Western nationalisms as social movements and examples of social change in the developed world. This book will appeal to social scientists, in political science and sociology.

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

part One|185 pages

Theoretical and Methodological Orientations

chapter 1|10 pages

Internal Colonialism Revisited

chapter 2|30 pages

States and “Nation-Groups”

a Global Taxonomy

chapter 4|22 pages

Causes and Varieties of Nationalism

a Rationalist Account

chapter 7|10 pages

Decision Modes Toward Separatist Movements

some Conceptual and Theoretical Considerations

chapter 9|24 pages

Issues of Theory and Methodology in the Study of Ethnolinguistic Movements

the Case of Frisian Nationalism in the Netherlands

part Two|188 pages

Comparative Analyses

chapter 10|51 pages

From Primordialism to Nationalism

chapter 11|23 pages

Catalan Nationalism

some Theoretical and Historical Considerations

chapter 12|17 pages

Nationalism and the Noncolonial Periphery

a Discussion of Scotland and Catalonia

chapter 13|21 pages

Living in the House of Power

Welsh Nationalism and the Dilemma of Antisystem Politics

chapter 15|16 pages

The Religious Factor in Contemporary Nationalist Movements

an Analysis of Quebec, Wales and Scotland

chapter |14 pages

Conclusion