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Nationalism with a global face

by Roland Bleiker
June-July 2006, no. 282

Global Matrix: Nationalism, globalism and state-terrorism by Tom Nairn and Paul James

Pluto Press, $52.95 pb, 304 pp, 0745322905

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Books on globalisation abound, to the point that it has become difficult to say anything new about the issues at stake. But despite this challenge, Tom Nairn and Paul James manage to add substance to the debate. They do so by rethinking the relationship between nationalism and globalisation. The defining feature of this engagement is the authors’ attempt to circumvent what they believe is a very polarised debate.

 


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Global Matrix: Nationalism, globalism and state-terrorism by Tom Nairn and Paul James

Pluto Press, $52.95 pb, 304 pp, 0745322905

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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