Nations Without States: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements

James Minahan

Bloomsbury Academic, Jan 19, 1996 - History - 692 pages

Russians are suppressing the Chechen; Ibo nationalism may yet tear Nigeria apart. With the end of the Cold War, any of the world's stateless peoples could be in tomorrow's headlines. This book provides an essential guide to the stateless nations suppressed or ignored during the Cold War. In more than 200 national surveys, the volume highlights the historical, political, social, economic, and diplomatic evolution of many of the currently emerging nations without states. Including nations from all continents—from the Chechen in Eastern Europe, to the Ibo in Africa, and the Quebeckers in North America—the book addresses the current nationalist resurgence by focusing on the most basic element of any nationalism, the nation itself.

The book provides the only source of concise information on stateless nations. Each entry includes the nation's name and alternative names, population statistics, information on major languages and religions, geographical information, independence declarations, information on the national flag, a brief sketch of the primary national group or groups, and a profile of the nation's history and national development to the present. A chronological appendix of declarations of independence helps to set the waves of nationalism in an historical context. A second appendix provides a geographic listing, by region and nation, of national organizations.

Contents

• Abkhazia Abkhaz: 1
• Alsace Alsatian Alsatian Lorrainer: 16
• Arakan Arakanese Arakanese Rohingya: 31

About the author

JAMES MINAHAN is an independent researcher and freelance writer living in Barcelona, Spain.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Nations Without States: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements; ABC-Clio ebook; Praeger Security International; Studies in Historiography; 3
• Author: James Minahan
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 1996
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Dec 20, 2006
• ISBN: 0313283540, 9780313283543
• Length: 692 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / Revolutions & Wars of Independence; History / Modern / 20th Century / General; History / World; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science / Human Rights; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism; Political Science / World / General; Reference / General