Revolutions, Nations, Empires

Conceptual Limits and Theoretical Possibilities

AvAlexander Motyl

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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In this concise, provocative, and trenchant book, Alexander J. Motyl argues that social scientists must pay more rigorous attention to the formulation of concepts, as they provide the basis for clear thinking, good research, and intelligent formulation of theories. Before even contemplating the question of whether or not theories "fit the facts" and explain what they purport to explain, it behooves us to ask whether or not theories make sense conceptually. Focusing his "conceptual explorations" on three phenomena-revolutions, nations and nationalism, and empires-Motyl challenges the sloppy thinking that so often surrounds these three interrelated concepts, and moves our understanding of them-and their implications for both theory and practice-toward greater precision.

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Utgivningsdatum:1999-08-31
Mått:154 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:341 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Columbia University Press
ISBN:9780231114318

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Alexander J. Motyl is associate professor of political science and deputy director of the Center for Global Change and Governance at Rutgers University. He is the author and editor of six books including Sovietology, Rationality, Nationality: Coming to Grips with Nationalism in the USSR and Thinking Theoretically about Soviet Nationalities: History and Comparison in the Study of the USSR. He is also the editor of The Encyclopedia of Nationalism.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1. Nations 1. Nations and Nationalism 2. Theories of the Nation 3. The Modernity of Nationalism Part 2. Revolutions 4. The Concept of Revolution 5. Limits on Revolution 6. Structural Constraints and Starting Points: The Logic of Systemic Change in Ukraine and Russia Part 3. Empires 7. Coneceptualizing Empire 8. Theorizing Empire 9. The Future of Empire