Nationalism and International Society

Nationalism and International Society by James Mayall

What is meant by international society? On what principles is the notion of international society based? How has the notion of nationalism influenced its evolution? In this book James Mayall addresses these questions and sheds important new light upon the issues of nation and international society by bringing together subjects which have hitherto been examined separately. Mayall locates his study within a theoretical discussion of the relationship between the ideas of nationalism and international society, maintaining that it is one of challenge and accommodation. He then explores three central issues. First, the manner in which nationalism has created new states and pushed the boundaries of international society outwards. Second, how the confrontation between nationalist and liberal ideas about international economic relations has impelled state activity downward into the lives of ordinary people and outward into the international political economy. And third, the way Third World nationalism has reacted against the postwar international economic order but has been unable to alter it in its favour. Nationalism and international society will be of interest to specialists and students of international relations with special reference to nationalism and sovereignty, and to modern historians of world order, decolonisation and economic nationalism.

"This prominent remergence of ethnic nationalism in Eastern Europe and Central Asia provides an excellent background to and argument for the importance of this book" Choice

James Mayall is the Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre of International Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2001.

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ISBN 13	9780521389617
ISBN 10	0521389615
Title	Nationalism and International Society
Author	James Mayall
Series	Cambridge Studies In International Relations
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1990-02-23
Number of pages	184
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