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Book SynopsisIn this book Omar Dahbour examines all of the arguments that have been given for national self-determination, whether by international lawyers, moral philosophers, democratic theorists, or political communitarians.
Trade ReviewAn important and persuasive study of the highly influential doctrine of national self-determination. Dahbour subjects claims that groups have a right to a state of their own to lucid philosophical examination, and gives the concept of nationalism the moral scrutiny it deserves. -- Virginia Held, City University of New York
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Nationalism as Belief and as Doctrine Chapter 2 National Identity and Political Autonomy Chapter 3 Peoples and Nations in International Law Chapter 4 Cultural Rights and the Ethics of Self-Determination Chapter 5 Consent Theory and Democratic Self-Determination Chapter 6 The Nation-State as an Ethical Community Chapter 7 The Contradictions of Liberal Nationalism Chapter 8 Conclusion: Self-Determination Without Nationalism
