{"product_id":"9780199247516","title":"Containing Nationalism","description":"Nationalism has become the most prevalent source of political conflict and violence in the world. Scholarship has provided scant guidance about the prospects of containing the dark side of nationalism - its widely publicized excesses of violence, such as ethnic cleansing and genocide. This book is based on fundamental theoretical ideas about the formation and solidarity of nationalist groups. It offers a unified explanation of the dynamics of nationalism across the broad sweep of time and space. Among other things, it explains why nationalism is largely confined to modern history, why it is supported by specific forms of inequality between cultural groups, and why it is inclusive at some times and exclusive at  others. Nationalism is the attempt of culturally-distinct peoples to attain political self-determination. Self-determination was generally afforded by traditional states, which employed a form of governance based on indirect rule.","brand":"Michael Hechter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744164798782,"sku":"9780199247516","price":3390.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199247516_fce008cd-15d3-4185-829f-c2deb0113718.jpg?v=1707223666","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199247516","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}