Ethnic Nationalism And State Power » (REV)

Mark Suzman is a Washington Correspondent for the Financial Times.

Argues that the rise to power of Irish Nationalism, Afrikaner nationalism and Zionism shared broadly similar characteristics as ethnic nationalist movements.

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Reassessing the conventional wisdom and popular lore about the success of the three nationalist movements that gained power early in the 20th century, Washington correspondent of Suzman rejects the view that they are classic examples of the power of race, religion, and language. He traces their ultimate success instead to a particular set of political, economic, and organizational factors conditioned by sustained ethnic conflict and extraneous international events, particularly the two world wars. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)