This book examines the history of nation-building during the era of decolonization and the Cold War, and on the more recent post-Cold War and post-9/11 pursuit of nation-building in what have become known as ‘collapsed’ or ‘failed’ states.
In the post-Cold War and post-9/11 era nation-building, or what is increasingly termed state-building, has taken on renewed salience, making it more important than ever to set the idea and practice of nation-building in historical perspective. Focusing on both historical and contemporary examples, the contributors explore a number of important themes that relate to ‘successful’ and ‘unsuccessful’ nation-building efforts from South Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s to East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq in the twenty-first century.
From Nation-Building to State-Building was previously published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly and will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics and peace studies.
Edited by:
Mark T Berger Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 570g ISBN:9780415413787 ISBN 10: 0415413788 Series:ThirdWorlds Pages: 222 Publication Date:09 August 2007 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Mark T. Berger is Visiting Professor of International History at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.