Liberal Nationalism (Frontiers of the Century)

Author: Tamir (auth.), Tao Dongfeng (trans.)
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: In recent years, nationalism has provided ideological justification and strength for third-world countries to oppose the hegemony of Western powers, while also increasingly becoming a root cause of conflicts and instability in the world today due to its extreme exclusionism and racial discrimination. This alarming situation has led to a series of academic works exploring the positive moral values of nationalism from a liberal perspective, and this book is one of the most notable among them. The author attempts to integrate two originally opposing ideological systems—liberalism and nationalism—proposing a form of nationalism that distinguishes itself from extremist forms such as totalitarian and authoritarian nationalism. This liberal nationalism, by absorbing liberal ideals, becomes more moderate and rational, offering theoretical and practical approaches to resolving the conflicts between nations and races in the world today. In a world where religious, ethnic, and racial conflicts persist or even escalate, the importance of this issue is self-evident. The book’s insightful discussions on the relationship between liberalism and nationalism, cultural choices, the relationship between self-determination and autonomy, and the rights of minority groups are refreshing and make it an extremely important read in this field.