National Collective Identity
Social Constructs and International Systems
Published on 20. February 2018
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-0-231-11150-8 (ISBN)
Description
Questions of national identity have become pivotal for peacekeepers, policy-makers and scholars. This book illustrates how centuries-old dynastic traditions have been replaced in the modern era by nationalist and ethnic identity movements. The book delineates three epochal changes in the international system: from the medieval, feudal-theocratic order to the dynastic-sovereign system in the 16th century; the territorial sovereign system in the 17th century; and finally, after the American and French Revolutions, the national sovereign system. The book re-examines a broad spectrum of international conflicts in terms of the shifting sands of state identities through time. Arguing for the need to make a clear distinction between nation and state, it shows how an understanding of this dichotomy can help forecast the development of new states over time. Ultimately, the book presents a theoretical model that accounts for human agency as an integral component of national systems.
Reviews / Votes
"Hall's work provides an important link between international-relations theory and nationalism scholarship." -- Nationalism and Ethnic PoliticsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-11150-8 (9780231111508)
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Book
02/1999
Columbia University Press
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Person
Rodney Bruce Hall is a postdoctoral research fellow in international relations theory at the Thomas J. Watson Institute for International Studies and visiting assistant professor of international relations at Brown University.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments Part I. Collective Identity and International Relations Theory Chapter 1. International Relations Without Nations? Chapter 2. Social Identities and Social System Chapter 3. Identities and Social Orders: International Systems in Modern History Part II. Territorial-Sovereign Identity Chapter 4. Raison d'Etat and Territorial Sovereignty: Mercantilist Absolutism and Eighteenth-Century Imperialism Chapter 5. Territorial-Sovereign Identity and the Seven Years' War Part III National-Sovereign Identity Chapter 6. The Emergence of National-Sovereign Identity: Revolutionary Nationalism and Reaction Chapter 7. Use and Misuse of the Principle of Nationality: The Demise of the Second Empire and the Birth of the Second Reich Chapter 8. National Sovereignty and the New Imperialism: The Global Transmission of Bourgeois-National Identity and Culture Chapter 9. "Over-the-Top" and "Over There": Status Contests Among National-Sovereigns Part IV Conclusions and Implications Chapter 10. The Helpless Colossus: The Politics of Identity and Hopeful Nondeterminism