Ethnic diversity and the nation state : national cultural autonomy revisited

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Ethnic diversity and the nation state : national cultural autonomy revisited

Title remainder

national cultural autonomy revisited

Statement of responsibility

David J Smith and John Hiden

Creator

• Smith, David J., (David James), 1968-

Contributor

• Hiden, John

Author

• Hiden, John

Subject

• Cultural pluralism -- Europe, Eastern -- History
• Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945
• Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Europe, Eastern -- History
• Multiculturalism -- Europe, Eastern -- History
• Nation-state
• Baltic States -- Politics and government
• Congress of European Nationalities -- History

Language

eng

Summary

This book explores a largely forgotten legacy of multicultural political thought and practice from within Eastern Europe and examines its relevance to post-Cold War debates on state and nationhood. Featuring a Preface by former UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke, it weaves theory and practice to challenge established understandings of the nation state. Eastern Europe is still too often viewed through the prism of ethnic conflict, which overlooks the region's positive contribution to modern debates on the political management of ethno-cultural diversity, and towards the construction of a united Europe "beyond the nation-state". Based on extensive archival research in Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Russia, as well as the League of Nations Archive in Geneva, this book explores this neglected multicultural legacy and assesses its significance in the post-Cold War era, which has seen the reappearance of national cultural autonomy laws in several states of Eastern Europe. Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State is invaluable reading for students and scholars of political science, history, sociology and European studies, and also for policy makers and others interested in minority rights and ethnic conflict regulation.--

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• Routledge innovations in political theory, 44

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non fiction

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Series statement

Routledge innovations in political theory

Series volume

44