Nationalism Today: Extreme Political Movements around the World [2 volumes]

by M. Troy Burnett (Editor)

Overview

This extensive reference examines extreme political movements and the political, cultural, and economic conditions that breed them, from the alt-right in the United States to the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen and the question of Taiwan's independence.

Nationalism Today: Extreme Political Movements around the World is an authoritative guide for students and teachers who seek to understand nationalist movements across the globe.

The two-volume work opens with essays that describe different types of nationalist movements: extremist, revisionist, and separatist. Arranged by country, the entries that follow provide the geographic, cultural, economic, and political context for the development of nationalist movements. The entries provide expert analysis of specific movements and lay the groundwork for comparison of the many different types of extreme political movements that are exerting themselves around the world today.

In addition, easy-to-read tables give cultural, economic, and political facts and figures for each country. A comprehensive scholarly bibliography of secondary sources rounds out the book.

• Investigates nationalism on a theoretical level while providing real-life examples of specific nationalist movements that are making headlines around the world today
• Provides comparative studies of nationalist movements around the world, enabling readers to compare and contrast how and why these groups are manifesting worldwide
• Easy-to-read facts and figures for each country provide another layer of information in analyzing the hows and whys of growing nationalist movements

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440849992
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/04/2020
Pages:	920
Product dimensions:	7.45(w) x 10.45(h) x 2.45(d)

About the Author

M. Troy Burnett is associate professor of geography at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. His areas of academic study are political, economic, environmental, and cultural geography.