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The Resource The symbolic state : minority recognition, majority backlash, and secession in multinational countries, Karlo Basta, (electronic resource)

The symbolic state : minority recognition, majority backlash, and secession in multinational countries, Karlo Basta, (electronic resource)

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"The nation-state is a double sleight of hand, naturalizing both the nation and the state encompassing it. No such naturalization is possible in multinational states. To explain why these countries experience political crises that bring their very existence into question, standard accounts point to conflicts over resources, security, and power. This book turns the spotlight on institutional symbolism. When minority nations in multinational states press for more self-government, they are not only looking to protect their interests. They are asking to be recognized as political communities in their own right. Yet satisfying their demands for recognition threatens to provoke a reaction from members of majority nations who see such changes as a symbolic repudiation of their own vision of politics. Secessionist crises flare up when majority backlash reverses symbolic concessions to minority nations. Through a synoptic historical sweep of Canada, Spain, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia, The Symbolic State shows us that institutions may be more important for what they mean than for what they do. A major contribution to the study of comparative nationalism and secession, comparative politics, and social theory, The Symbolic State is particularly timely in an era when the power of symbols--exemplified by Brexit, the Donald Trump presidency, and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement--is reshaping politics."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 256 pages)
Contents
  • In Search of Theories of the Multinational State
  • Theoretical Bottlenecks
  • Decentralization, Symbolic Recognition, and Secessionist Crises
  • Canada and Quebec from the Quiet Revolution to the 1995 Referendum
  • Spain and Catalonia from the Transition to the 2017 Secession Crisis
  • Yugoslavia and Croatia from the Reemergence of the National Question to the Breakup
  • Czechoslovakia from the Velvet Revolution to the Velvet Divorce
  • The Multinational State and the Analytic Imagination
Isbn
9780228009214
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1z7kjk7
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The symbolic state : minority recognition, majority backlash, and secession in multinational countries
Title
The symbolic state
Title remainder
minority recognition, majority backlash, and secession in multinational countries
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Karlo Basta
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"The nation-state is a double sleight of hand, naturalizing both the nation and the state encompassing it. No such naturalization is possible in multinational states. To explain why these countries experience political crises that bring their very existence into question, standard accounts point to conflicts over resources, security, and power. This book turns the spotlight on institutional symbolism. When minority nations in multinational states press for more self-government, they are not only looking to protect their interests. They are asking to be recognized as political communities in their own right. Yet satisfying their demands for recognition threatens to provoke a reaction from members of majority nations who see such changes as a symbolic repudiation of their own vision of politics. Secessionist crises flare up when majority backlash reverses symbolic concessions to minority nations. Through a synoptic historical sweep of Canada, Spain, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia, The Symbolic State shows us that institutions may be more important for what they mean than for what they do. A major contribution to the study of comparative nationalism and secession, comparative politics, and social theory, The Symbolic State is particularly timely in an era when the power of symbols--exemplified by Brexit, the Donald Trump presidency, and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement--is reshaping politics."--
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1976-
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Basta, Karlo
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
  • Democracy, diversity, and citizen engagement series
  • JSTOR eBooks
Series volume
7
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  • Multinational states
  • Secession
  • Nationalism
  • Comparative government
Label
The symbolic state : minority recognition, majority backlash, and secession in multinational countries, Karlo Basta, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1z7kjk7
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unknown
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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Contents
In Search of Theories of the Multinational State -- Theoretical Bottlenecks -- Decentralization, Symbolic Recognition, and Secessionist Crises -- Canada and Quebec from the Quiet Revolution to the 1995 Referendum -- Spain and Catalonia from the Transition to the 2017 Secession Crisis -- Yugoslavia and Croatia from the Reemergence of the National Question to the Breakup -- Czechoslovakia from the Velvet Revolution to the Velvet Divorce -- The Multinational State and the Analytic Imagination
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on1256665170
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 256 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9780228009214
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
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remote
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(OCoLC)1256665170
Label
The symbolic state : minority recognition, majority backlash, and secession in multinational countries, Karlo Basta, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1z7kjk7
Publication
Copyright
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
In Search of Theories of the Multinational State -- Theoretical Bottlenecks -- Decentralization, Symbolic Recognition, and Secessionist Crises -- Canada and Quebec from the Quiet Revolution to the 1995 Referendum -- Spain and Catalonia from the Transition to the 2017 Secession Crisis -- Yugoslavia and Croatia from the Reemergence of the National Question to the Breakup -- Czechoslovakia from the Velvet Revolution to the Velvet Divorce -- The Multinational State and the Analytic Imagination
Control code
on1256665170
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 256 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780228009214
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1256665170

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