The Necessary Nation

Download or read book The Necessary Nation written by Gregory Jusdanis and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through a series of critical readings of multicultural, postcolonial, and globalization theories, the author reveals how nationalism enables people to defend their distinctive ways of life, to fight colonial oppression, and to build an independent society of citizens. He explains why people over the last two hundred years have politicized their ethnic identities and have sought a union of culture and power within an autonomous nation-state. While seeking to defend nationalism, Jusdanis also examines its potential to unleash extraordinary violence into the world. He thus proposes federalism as a political solution to the challenges posed by nationalism and globalization.".