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Subjects: Social Science / Human Geography,
Political Science / Comparative Politics,
Political Science / International Relations / General,
Political Science / Geopolitics,
Travel / Europe / Germany,
Travel / South America / Argentina,
Travel / Africa / General,
Travel / Europe / General,
Travel / Caribbean & West Indies,
Travel / Middle East / General,
Travel / Asia / Japan,
Travel / Asia / China,
Travel / Europe / Eastern,
Travel / Asia / India & South Asia
Guntram H. Herb is professor of geography at Middlebury College. David H. Kaplan is professor of geography at Kent State University.
Introduction: Scaling the Nation
David H. Kaplan and Guntram H. Herb
Part I: Conceptual Issues
1: Power, Territory, and National Identity
Guntram H. Herb
2: National Identity and Scalar Processes
David H. Kaplan
Part II: Consolidating Identities
3: The Changing Context of German Nationhood
Corey Johnson
4: Sociocultural and Territorial Aspects of Argentine Identity
David Keeling
5: Construction of Postcolonial Tanzanian National Identity
Kefa M. Otiso
Part III: Magnifying Identities
6: Toward a Meaningful European Identity
Alexander B. Murphy
7: Greater Caribbean Regional Identity
Gary S. Elbow
8: Imagining the Arab Homeland and Palestine
Karen Culcasi
Part IV: Connecting Identities
9: Native American Resurgence and Scales of Identity
Steven E. Silvern
10: The Reinstitutionalization of Island Identities in Japan
Takashi Yamazaki
11: Chinese National Identity and Social Networks
Susan M. Walcott
Part V: Fragmenting Identities
12: Partition and National Fragmentation of Kurdistan
Carl T. Dahlman and Sanan Moradi
13: Contested Identities in Transylvania
George W. White
14: Indian Diasporas and the Creation of Subnational Identities
Pablo Bose
Afterword: Transcending Scale?
Jouni Häkli
Index
About the Contributors
Scaling Identities, edited by two well-known experts, is a valuable contribution to the existing literature. The volume has two major strengths: First, it is theoretically sophisticated and takes seriously the neglected issues of scale and scalar-identity processes; second, it provides the reader with a set of intriguing case studies that go far beyond the typical Eurocentric national-identity narratives. Highly recommended to all those interested in nationalism and identity studies.
— Anssi Paasi, University of Oulu, Finland
This volume impresses with its scope and its timeliness and offers the following avenues for further research. . . It offers no shortage of insight to issues of national identity and territory for scholars interested more in the politics than in the geography.
— International Studies Review
The value of this book is beyond doubt. In an inextricably complex world, where nationalisms tend to be a cornerstone in geopolitics, fluid notions of territory, nation and identity need to be addressed. Where the volume most successful is in weaving together wholly different place contexts around clear-cut lens of investigation. Accordingly, every chapter places scale and identity at its centre in a thought-provoking way. The structure of the book is well-balanced, and the easy-to-read case studies have the potential (and even the danger) to sustain the interest for quite a long time. This comprehensive volume will surely serve as a point of departure for anyone who is interested in geographies of identity.
— Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
The appeal of . . . Scaling Identities: Nationalism and Territory should extend not only to political geographers, but a range of scholars interested in the relationship between identity and territory. Beyond its sophisticated discussion of scale as a dynamic process and its textured case studies proffered by a roster of experts, the editors demonstrate the sort of self-reflexive scholarship that all should pursue. . . . In doing so, they compose a rich and well-structured collection of essays pertaining to varied scalar negotiations of territory and identity in the world today. . . . The result is an exceptionally readable and insightful volume that should serve as a catalyst of future research both within the discipline of geography and beyond.
— AAG Review of Books
Scaling Identities, edited by two well-known experts, is a valuable contribution to the existing literature. The volume has two major strengths: First, it is theoretically sophisticated and takes seriously the neglected issues of scale and scalar-identity processes; second, it provides the reader with a set of intriguing case studies that go far beyond the typical Eurocentric national-identity narratives. Highly recommended to all those interested in nationalism and identity studies.
— Anssi Paasi, University of Oulu, Finland
Nation and state are, on the face of it, incommensurable ideas. How do they combine, culturally and politically, in the nation-state? In this innovative text, Herb and Kaplan have brought together a range of empirical and theoretical studies which, by focusing on concepts such as space, scale, and territory, cast new light on this question.
— John Breuilly, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics
This clear and comprehensive textbook fills an important gap and will be very useful as a teaching tool for students of political, historical, and human geography.
— Daniele Conversi, Unviersity of the Basque Country and Ikerbasque Foundation for Science
Emphasizes the crucial role of territory in nationalism
Addresses scale as a dynamic process, thus countering the prevailing view of scale as fixed, static, and hierarchical
Wide-ranging case studies are organized around four different scalar processes
Nine of the twelve case studies cover areas outside of Europe, counterbalancing the prevailing Eurocentric focus of scholarship on nationalism
Two conceptual chapters elaborate on the themes in the book and an afterword engages with sophisticated recent theoretical debates