Empire to Nation Historical Perspectives on the Making of the Modern World |
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| Editor:
| Esherick, Joseph W.
Kayali, Hasan
Van Young, Eric |
| Contribution by:
| Esherick, Joseph W.
Barkey, Karen
Bulag, Uradyn E.
Comisso, Ellen
Forment, Carlos A.
Kaplan, Cynthia S.
Kasaba, Resat
Uribe-Uran, Victor M.
Young, Eric van
Walker, Edward W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-4030-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $194.95 |
Book Description:
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The fall of empires and the rise of nation-states was a defining political transition in the making of the modern world. Here, ten prominent specialists discuss the empire-to-nation transition in comparative perspective. Chapters on Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia, and China illustrate both the common features and the diversity of the transition. While previous studies have focused on the rise and fall of empires or on nationalism and the process of...
More DescriptionThe fall of empires and the rise of nation-states was a defining political transition in the making of the modern world. Here, ten prominent specialists discuss the empire-to-nation transition in comparative perspective. Chapters on Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia, and China illustrate both the common features and the diversity of the transition. While previous studies have focused on the rise and fall of empires or on nationalism and the process of nation-building, this intriguing volume concentrates on the empire-to-nation transition itself.