Despite Nationalist Conflicts: Theory and Practice of Maintaining World Peace

by Kristen P. Williams

Overview

Explores the effectiveness of various types of responses and strategies available to states faced with demands for territorial revisions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313000997
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/28/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	339 KB

About the Author

KRISTEN P. WILLIAMS is Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. An expert on nationalism and ethnic politics, she has written jourbanal articles on the topic.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
1	International Relations, Nationalism, and Territorial Revisions	1
2	Theoretical Framework: Coercing Imperialists and Accommodating Consolidationists	17
3	Bismarck and German Unification	53
4	Bosnia and the Breakup of Yugoslavia	87
5	Kosovo: Albanians versus Serbs	121
6	Contest over Kashmir	153
7	Conclusion	187
	Selected Bibliography	193
	Index	201

Editorial Reviews

Williams (political science, U. of California) explores the links between nationalism, ethnic demands for territorial revisions, and international relations. Asking how the tensions between the two principles of territorial sovereignty and self-determination can be overcome, she investigates four cases: the unification of Germany in the 19th century; the breakup of Yugoslavia and Bosnia; Kosovo; and Kashmir. Throughout the work, she advocates for a vague "firm but flexible" approach in situations of tension, often ascribing eruptions of violence to a failure to follow this strategy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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