9798180574213 - the paradoxes of nation and state: the birth of political identity (life of nations, band 3) von caglar, mr levent (6 Ergebnisse)
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. For more than two centuries, the nation-state has been regarded as the natural foundation of political order. Governments claim to represent nations. Constitutions speak in the name of peoples. Citizenship is presented as the highest form of political belonging.But what if this assumption is f…undamentally flawed?The Paradoxes of Nation and State offers a powerful challenge to one of the central myths of modern politics: the belief that nation and state are naturally unified.Levent Caglar argues that nations and states emerge from different historical processes and operate according to different political logics. Nations grow from shared memories, cultural experiences, collective aspirations, and historical consciousness. States emerge as institutions of administration, authority, law, and power. While they often overlap, they are never identical.Throughout history, states have claimed legitimacy by speaking in the name of nations. Yet many have simultaneously suppressed minority cultures, erased historical memories, imposed official identities, and transformed citizenship into an instrument of control. The relationship between nation and state is therefore not one of permanent harmony but of continuous tension.This book explores that tension through a wide-ranging investigation of political identity, sovereignty, citizenship, recognition, democracy, and freedom.Beginning with the origins of social solidarity and community, Caglar traces the historical emergence of political identity long before the rise of the modern state. He examines how communities created systems of legitimacy, belonging, and moral responsibility that existed independently of centralized political authority.The book then analyzes the rise of the state as a distinct form of power. It explores the development of centralized authority, bureaucratic control, religious legitimacy, monopolies of violence, and mechanisms of political assimilation. These historical processes laid the foundations for the modern nation-state while simultaneously creating new forms of domination and exclusion.At the heart of the book lies a fundamental question: Can a state truly represent a nation without controlling it?To answer this question, the author investigates the politics of recognition, the limits of citizenship, the contradictions of sovereignty, and the struggles of stateless peoples. Historical examples from Europe, the Middle East, and beyond illustrate how the promise of national self-determination has often produced new structures of domination.Rather than accepting conventional assumptions, The Paradoxes of Nation and State invites readers to rethink the foundations of political life itself.The book argues that genuine political legitimacy cannot be built solely upon institutions, laws, or coercive authority. It must emerge from recognition, participation, collective memory, and the consent of diverse communities. This perspective leads toward a broader vision of democracy, pluralism, and what the author calls an Ethical Republic-a political order grounded in dignity, freedom, and shared responsibility.Combining political philosophy, history, sociology, and normative theory, this work speaks to readers interested in nationalism, democracy, state power, citizenship, minority rights, constitutionalism, and political transformation.At a time when debates over identity, sovereignty, nationalism, and democracy dominate global politics, The Paradoxes of Nation and State provides a bold and original framework for understanding the enduring tensions that continue to shape our world.This is not merely a study of nations and states.It is an inquiry into the nature of political belonging itself. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. For more than two centuries, the nation-state has been regarded as the natural foundation of political order. Governments claim to represent nations. Constitutions speak in the name of peoples. Citizenship is presented as the highest form of political belonging.But what if this assumption is f…undamentally flawed?The Paradoxes of Nation and State offers a powerful challenge to one of the central myths of modern politics: the belief that nation and state are naturally unified.Levent Caglar argues that nations and states emerge from different historical processes and operate according to different political logics. Nations grow from shared memories, cultural experiences, collective aspirations, and historical consciousness. States emerge as institutions of administration, authority, law, and power. While they often overlap, they are never identical.Throughout history, states have claimed legitimacy by speaking in the name of nations. Yet many have simultaneously suppressed minority cultures, erased historical memories, imposed official identities, and transformed citizenship into an instrument of control. The relationship between nation and state is therefore not one of permanent harmony but of continuous tension.This book explores that tension through a wide-ranging investigation of political identity, sovereignty, citizenship, recognition, democracy, and freedom.Beginning with the origins of social solidarity and community, Caglar traces the historical emergence of political identity long before the rise of the modern state. He examines how communities created systems of legitimacy, belonging, and moral responsibility that existed independently of centralized political authority.The book then analyzes the rise of the state as a distinct form of power. It explores the development of centralized authority, bureaucratic control, religious legitimacy, monopolies of violence, and mechanisms of political assimilation. These historical processes laid the foundations for the modern nation-state while simultaneously creating new forms of domination and exclusion.At the heart of the book lies a fundamental question: Can a state truly represent a nation without controlling it?To answer this question, the author investigates the politics of recognition, the limits of citizenship, the contradictions of sovereignty, and the struggles of stateless peoples. Historical examples from Europe, the Middle East, and beyond illustrate how the promise of national self-determination has often produced new structures of domination.Rather than accepting conventional assumptions, The Paradoxes of Nation and State invites readers to rethink the foundations of political life itself.The book argues that genuine political legitimacy cannot be built solely upon institutions, laws, or coercive authority. It must emerge from recognition, participation, collective memory, and the consent of diverse communities. This perspective leads toward a broader vision of democracy, pluralism, and what the author calls an Ethical Republic-a political order grounded in dignity, freedom, and shared responsibility.Combining political philosophy, history, sociology, and normative theory, this work speaks to readers interested in nationalism, democracy, state power, citizenship, minority rights, constitutionalism, and political transformation.At a time when debates over identity, sovereignty, nationalism, and democracy dominate global politics, The Paradoxes of Nation and State provides a bold and original framework for understanding the enduring tensions that continue to shape our world.This is not merely a study of nations and states.It is an inquiry into the nature of political belonging itself. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
