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For kin or country : xenophobia, nationalism, and war /
The collapse of an empire can result in the division of families and the redrawing of geographical boundaries. New leaders promise the return of people and territories that may have been lost in the past, often advocating aggressive foreign policies that can result in costly and devastating wars. Th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The collapse of an empire can result in the division of families and the redrawing of geographical boundaries. New leaders promise the return of people and territories that may have been lost in the past, often advocating aggressive foreign policies that can result in costly and devastating wars. The final years of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, the end of European colonization in Africa and Asia, and the demise of the Soviet Union were all accompanied by war and atrocity. These efforts to reunite lost kin are known as irredentism & mdash; territorial claims based on s. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231514491 0231514492 |