Nationalism Ethnicity and Identity

<p>Nationalism national identity and ethnicity are cultural issues in contemporary Western societies. Problems in the United States the Netherlands Germany Austria Turkey Poland Croatia Ukraine Hungary and Bulgaria illustrate both large-scale internal variations in these phenomena and their cross-national relevance for teaching research and educational development on such subjects as multiculturalism ethnic diversity and socialization.</p><p><em>Nationalism Ethnicity and Identity</em> now in paperback reflects the consequences of rapid change as well as the impact of longstanding social values. Contributors from a number of different countries use a variety of methodological approaches (empirical quantitative qualitative historical and case study among others) to analyze important issues. These include anti-Semitism stereotyping militarism authoritarianism postmodernism moral development gender patriarchy theory of the state critical educational theory Europeanization and democratic public policy options as related to competing choices among monocultural and multicultural policy options.</p><p>In addition contributors examine the situation of minorities in their respective national settings. Chapters cover the impact of mass media culture patriotism and other universal values. This cross-national study is a unique addition to the literature on multiculturalism.</p>