For Kin Or Country Xenophobia Nationalism And War Stephen Saideman R William Ayres by Stephen Saideman; R. William Ayres 9780231514491, 0231514492 instant download after payment.

The collapse of an empire can lead to 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 often self-defeating wars. These efforts to reunite lost kin are known as irredentism—territorial claims based on shared ethnic ties made by one state to a minority population residing within another state. In For Kin or Country, Stephen M. Saideman and R. William Ayres explore why the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe prompted more political tension and violence in some instances and less so in others. A new introduction addresses recent events in Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe that have again brought irredentism into the headlines, focusing on the interaction between the interests of politicians and the pull of nationalist identity.

Investigates why the collapse of communism prompted more violence in some instances and less violence in others