States and Nationalism in Europe Since 1945

An examination of the ceaseless controversies surrounding ideas of nation andnationalism showing that they are very far from dead in twentyfirst centuryEurope. ... » 

An examination of the ceaseless controversies surrounding ideas of nation andnationalism showing that they are very far from dead in twentyfirst centuryEurope. Beginning by defining these terms and setting out theories and conceptsclearly and concisely this book analyses the impact of nationalism since theSecond World War covering themes including the relationship of nationalism to the Cold War the reemergence of demands by stateless nations European integration and globalisation immigration since the 1970s the effects of nationalism on the former Soviet Union and Eastern block. «