TY  - BOOK
TI  - SOLDERED STATES: nation-building in germany and vietnam
T2  - Manchester International Relations
SN  - 1526135272
AV  - JC311 
U1  - 321.05 22
PY  - 2018///
CY  - MANCHESTER
PB  - MANCHESTER UNIV Press
KW  - Nation-state
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Nationalism
KW  - Germany
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - Nation
KW  - Études de cas
KW  - Nationalisme
KW  - Allemagne
KW  - Viêt-nam
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - History
KW  - Unification, 1990
KW  - Politique et gouvernement
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 1990 (Réunification)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Spatialising states -- Nation and region -- Iconic cities -- Museum myths -- Textbook heroes
N2  - The book examines the power of nationalism to solder nation-states back together rather than break them apart. In this innovative, cross-continental comparison of nation-building in Germany and Vietnam, the focus is on their shared experience of division, communism and regional integration, offering original insights into how governments go about maintaining nation-state legitimacy in the twenty-first century. Neither German nor Vietnamese governments have succeeded in effacing national division, for a host of historical, economic, psychological, sociological and even climatic reasons. Yet their efforts tell us a great deal about how national identity is negotiated today. The study offers a fresh perspective on nationalist ideology which will be of interest to specialists and students in comparative politics, European and Southeast Asian studies as well as nationalism studies. For the general reader, it provides a fascinating introduction to contemporary nation-building in a unique combination of cases across two continents
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