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"Americans like to believe that the Constitution miraculously brought the United States into being, as though the framers established, in one stroke, the nation we know today. Yet when George Washington delivered his First Inaugural Address on April 30, 1789, he expressed worry about the challenges that lay ahead. He was right to be concerned: the existence of the new nation was anything but secure. Without the support of the American people, after...
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Until the end of the Cold War, the politics of national identity was confined to isolated incidents of ethnics strife and civil war in distant countries. Now, with the collapse of Communist regimes across Europe and the loosening of the Cold War's clamp on East-West relations, a surge of nationalism has swept the world stage. In Blood and Belonging, Ignatieff makes a thorough examination of why blood ties-in places as diverse as Yugoslavia, Kurdistan,...
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Ce livre défend une thèse forte: à partir de 2007, le nationalisme québécois a cessé d'être un projet progressiste et «ouvert sur le monde» pour devenir un conservatisme centré sur la défense des valeurs de la «majorité historique francophone». Lors de son adresse à la nation du printemps 2019, au lendemain du dépt de la loi 21 sur la laïcité, le premier ministre Legault a résumé d'un trait l'esprit de ce conservatisme: «Au Québec,...
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The twin focus of this book is on the importance of the Spanish heritage on nation and state building in nineteenth-century Spanish-speaking Latin America, alongside processes of nation and state building in Spain and Latin America. Rather than concentrating purely on nationalism and national identity, the book explores the linkages that remained or were re-established between Spain and her former colonies; as has increasingly been recognised in recent...
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This book vividly describes the rise of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and its American counterpart, the Fenian Brotherhood, two revolutionary organisations dedicated to overthrowing British rule in Ireland and establishing an Irish republic.
Led by James Stephens, nineteenth-century Ireland's most important revolutionary, the IRB rapidly became an increasingly serious threat which Dublin Castle struggled unsuccessfully for years to suppress. In...
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[2023]
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"A sixteen-year-old girl whose father is the leader of a Black liberation group discovers her own place in the world"--
Warrior Princess. That's what Nigeria's father calls her. He's raised her as part of the Movement, a Black separatist group based in Philadelphia. Nigeria is homeschooled and vegan and participates in traditional rituals that connect her and other kids from the group to their ancestors. But when her mother--the perfect matriarch...
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Senator Rand Paul, leading national politician and 2016 Presidential candidate, presents his vision for America.
From his electrifying thirteen-hour filibuster against administration-orchestrated drone strikes against U.S. citizens, to leading the discourse on criminal justice, Senator Rand Paul has taken Washington by storm. His outreach to this country's minority communities alone- championing reforms of mandatory minimum sentencing, school choice,...
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Kathleen E. Powers is assistant professor of government at Dartmouth College. Website kepowers.com Twitter @ke_powers
How the ideas that animate nationalism influence whether it causes-or calms-conflict
With nationalism on the rise around the world, many worry that nationalistic attitudes could lead to a surge in deadly conflict. To combat this trend, federations like the European Union have tried to build inclusive regional identities to overcome...
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A thoughtful analysis of how American identity has been defined and reinvented through history, and the ongoing debate over "exceptionalism."
The idea of "American exceptionalism" tends to provoke strong feelings, but few are aware of the term's origins or true meaning. Understanding the roots and consequences of America's uniqueness requires a thorough look into the nation's history and Americans' ideas about themselves.
Through a masterful analysis...
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Previously published as Billionaire at the Barricades.
Americans didn't just go to the polls in 2016. They joined a movement that swept the unlikeliest of candidates, Donald Trump, into the Oval Office. Can he complete his agenda? Or, will his opponents in the media, protestor class, and political establishment block his efforts and choke off the movement he represents?
In Busting the Barricades, Laura Ingraham gives readers a front row seat to...
11) Go Back to Where You Came From: The Backlash Against Immigration and the Fate of Western Democracy
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What if politicians pose a graver threat to liberal democracy than mass migration?
Brexit and Donald Trump's victory were just the beginning--and Marine Le Pen's defeat does not signal a turning of the tide. --From the Introduction
From Europe to the United States, opportunistic politicians have exploited the economic crisis, terrorist attacks, and an unprecedented influx of refugees to bring hateful and reactionary views from the margins of political...
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In "The Power of the Masses: Understanding the Social Psychology of Crowd Behavior," we embark on a captivating journey into the heart of human collective behavior and its profound implications for our society. This thought-provoking book delves deep into the intricate dynamics that unfold when individuals come together as part of a crowd, revealing the hidden forces that shape our collective actions, emotions, and decisions.With compelling insights...
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For six months, Army Captain Matt C. Pinsker was deployed to the Mexican-American border as a member of a unique mission. He and a handful of others were assigned to the Department of Justice as Special Prosecutors to handle the increasing number of immigration cases resulting from President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy.
Once arrived, whether he was out in the field leading investigations or trying cases in the courtroom, Captain Pinsker found...
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Jan-Werner Müller teaches politics at Princeton University. He is the author of A Dangerous Mind: Carl Schmitt in Post-War European Thought and Another Country: German Intellectuals, Unification and National Identity. He regularly contributes to a number of major European newspapers and magazines.
Constitutional Patriotism offers a new theory of citizenship and civic allegiance for today's culturally diverse liberal democracies. Rejecting conventional...
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Examining the history of nationalism's pervasive influence on modern politics and cultural identities, Lloyd Kramer discusses how nationalist ideas gained emotional and cultural power after the revolutionary upheavals in the late eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Nationalism in Europe and America analyzes the multiple historical contexts and intellectual themes that have shaped modern nationalist cultures, including the political claims for national...
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Uncovers the mindset and motives that drive far-right extremists
More than half a century after the defeat of Nazism and fascism, the far right is again challenging the liberal order of Western democracies. Radical movements are feeding on anxiety about immigration, globalization and the refugee crisis, giving rise to new waves of nationalism and surges of white supremacism. A curious mixture of Aristocratic paganism, anti-Semitic demonology, Eastern...
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Christophe Jaffrelot is director of the Centre d' Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS) in Paris. His books include India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India.
Hindu nationalism came to world attention in 1998, when the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won national elections in India. Although the BJP was defeated nationally in 2004, it continues to govern large Indian states, and...
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What is the Alt-Right, and how will it affect America?
Donald Trump's election as president in 2016 suddenly brought to prominence a political movement that few in political circles or the mainstream media had paid much attention to: the so-called Alt-Right. Steven Bannon, Trump's campaign manager, was a leading figure in the movement, and the election results seemed to give it a real opportunity to gain some political power.
But what is the Alt-Right?...
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The alliance between the United States and South Korea has endured through seven decades of shifting regional and geopolitical security contexts. Yet it now faces challenges from within. Domestic political turmoil, including deepening political polarization and rising nationalism in both countries, has cast doubt on the alliance's viability-with critical implications for the balance of power in East Asia.
Scott A. Snyder provides an authoritative...
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Le monde change rapidement. L'Occident, dirigé par les États-Unis et protégé par l'OTAN, voit sa suprématie remise en question par un nouveau bloc oriental soutenu par le pacte de Shanghai. En même temps, l'Afrique, en proie à des conflits internes, peine à répondre aux besoins de sa population croissante tandis que ses richesses continuent d'être exploitées par des acteurs économiques mondiaux. Parallèlement, en Europe, l'Union européenne...
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