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Nation-State AlterLinks Topic Index Age of Extremes The Short Twentieth Century 1914 - 1991 Resource Type: Book Published: 1997 A overview of the history of the years 1914 - 1991. An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto Resource Type: Book Published: 2003 An extended argument about what the anti-capitalist movement should stand for. Bad Marxism Capitalism and Cultural Studies Resource Type: Book Published: 2004 Cultural Studies commonly claims to be a radical discipline. This book thinks that's a bad assessment. After an introduction critiquing the so-called 'Marxism' of the academy, Hutnyk provides detailed critical analyses of the approaches and theorists of cultural studies. Beyond Sovereignty Issues for a Global Agenda (2nd Edition) Resource Type: Book Published: 2003 Discussion of the increasingly transnational structure of power in today's world and proposals forabandoning nation-state sovereignty for more integrated, cooperative rule between different types of governance bodies. The Breakdown of Nations Resource Type: Book Published: 1957 Kohr maintains that throughout history, people who have lived in small states are happier, more peaceful, more creative and more prosperous. He argues that virtually all our political and social problems would be greatly diminished if the world's major countries were to dissolve back into the small states from which they sprang. A Dictionary of Marxist Thought Resource Type: Book Published: 1983 Diemer, Ulli Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Published: 2010 Canadian socialist publisher, writer, and archivist. An end to Balkan national states Independence for Kosovo: The Domino Effect Resource Type: Article Published: 2008 If the Kosovo region declares indepence from Serbia, how will ethnic communities agitate to have the borders of Balkan countries redrawn to reflect and include their ethnic makeups? Will this only further the Balkan legacy of nationalist revenge and retaliation? Foreword to the Anthology: The Polish Question and the Socialist Movement Resource Type: Article Published: 1905 Luxemburg argues that "the proletariat the Poland can and must fight for the defense of national identity as a cultural legacy, that has its own right to exist and flourish." But she maintains that "our national identity cannot be defended by national separatism; it can only be secured through the struggle to overthrow despotism" throughout the entire country [i.e. Russia, of which Poland was a part]. If I Am Not For Myself Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew Resource Type: Book Published: 2008 In a journey through family memory and leftwing history, Marqusee introduces us to Jewish heretics and heroes. In proudly reclaiming the Jewish radical tradition, he reminds us that cultures are not the exclusive franchises of nation-states, and that Zionists and anti-semites share the same sinister, racialized concept of group identity. The Lion and the Gazelle On Jewish History Resource Type: Article Published: 2008 If we, the Israelis, want to consolidate our nation, we have to free ourselves from the myths that belong to another form of existence and re-define our national history. We must recognize the difference between myth and history, between religion and nation, between a Diaspora and a state, in order to find our place in the region in which we live and develop a normal relationship with the neighboring peoples. Multinational state Wikipedia article Resource Type: Article A multinational state is a sovereign state which is viewed as comprising two or more nations. Such a state contrasts with a nation-state where a single nation comprises the bulk of the population. The United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, India, South Africa and Canada are viewed as present-day examples of multinational states, while Austria-Hungary, USSR and Yugoslavia are examples of historical multinational states which have since split into a number of sovereign states. The National Question Selected Writings by Rosa Luxemburg Resource Type: Book Published: 1976 In her penetrating analysis of nationalism, Rosa Luxemburg argues that the formula of "the right of nations to self-determination" is essentially not a political or programmatic guide to the nationality question, but only a means of avoiding that question. On Revolution Resource Type: Book Published: 1968 Arendt examines the American, French, and Russian revolutions and draws conclusions about the meaning of revolution. Our Generation Volume 2 number 1 Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1962 The Penguin Atlas of World History - Vol. 2: From the French Revolution to the Present Resource Type: Book Published: 1978 Precolonial Black Africa Resource Type: Book This is one of three major works by Cheikh Anta Diop that attempts to reconstruct African history and the black contribution to the foundations of Western civilization. In this book, Diop compares the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states. He provides guidelines for historians and others who seek a scientific understanding of precolonial societies in Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe. The Problem of Nationality and Autonomy Resource Type: Article Published: 1908 Rosa Luxemburg on the national question, federalism, autonomy, and the right of nations to self-determination. Rethinking Marxism - Volume 24, Number 1 Special issue: Marxism and Nationalism Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 2012 Self-Determination Thinking about self-determination in the Canadian context Resource Type: Article A critique of how many of the left approach 'self-determination'. Social Democracy and the Nationalities Question Resource Type: Book Published: 1907 The State of the World Atlas Resource Type: Book Published: 1981 Thinking About Self-Determination Resource Type: Article Published: 1994 Does that familiar canon of the left, 'the right to self-determination', actually mean anything, or is it an empty slogan whose main utility is that it relieves us of the trouble of thinking critically? Understanding Power The Indispensable Chomsky Resource Type: Book Published: 2002 In a series of enlightening and wide-ranging discussions, all published here for the first time, Chomsky radically reinterprets the events of the past three decades, covering topics from foreign policy during Vietnam to the decline of welfare under the Clinton administration. As he elucidates the connection between America's imperialistic foreign policy and the decline of domestic social services, Chomsky also discerns the necessary steps to take toward social change. What Comes Next: Towards a bi-national end-game in Palestine/Israel Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Jeff Halper suggests that the best political system to express both the desires of the two national communities of Palestine/Israel for self-determination and of its individual citizens for democracy would seem to be a consociational democracy. Why Israeli Anti-Zionists do NOT 'recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist as a Jewish state' Resource Type: Article Published: 2007 States that define themselves with reference to the domination of one ethnic group cannot claim legitimacy.

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