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The Psychology of Nationalism

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  • © 2001

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  1. Joshua Searle-White
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 1-7

  3. What We Know About Nationalism

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 9-26

  4. The Explanations So Far

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 27-46

  5. Identity—The Consistent Feature

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 47-66

  6. The Fragility of Identity

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 67-85

  7. Nationalism and Human Needs

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 87-100

  8. Implications for Negotiations

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 101-118

  9. Is There Hope?

    • Joshua Searle-White
    Pages 119-123

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 125-169
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Nationalism and other forms of group identity underlie many of the destructive conflicts the world is experiencing today. Particularly puzzling in such conflicts is their tenacity and viciousness. Why do people cling to conflicts that are damaging them? Why are the feelings involved so vehement and intense? Understanding the fragile nature of individual and group identity, and how people perceive threats to identity, can answer these questions. By analyzing nationalism in Quebec, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Sri Lanka, this book shows that addressing the psychological dimensions of nationalism can help us understand, and perhaps to intervene successfully in, nationalist and ethnic conflicts.

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'...a concise, clearly written and lucid theory explaining why nationalism is such a powerful force in the modern world.' - The Nationalism Project

About the author

JOSHUA SEARLE-WHITE teaches in the Psychology Department at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.

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