The Quest for Self-Determination (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300023640)

Dov Ronen proposes in this interpretive essay that ethnic nationalism is simply the newest form of a basic human drive for self-determination that has been manifested in four other movements since the French Revolution: nineteenth-century nationalism, Marxist-Leninist class self-determination, self-determination for minorities as espoused by Wilson, and decolonization. Ronen's intention in this book is to explain what self-determination is, why people fight for it, and what the implications of the struggle may be. Though Ronen's approach is primarily analytical and philosophical, he uses four cases (the Scots, Biafra, the Palestinians, and South Africa) to illustrate the application of his thesis to current events.

Author: Dov Ronen
ISBN-10: 0300023642
ISBN-13: 9780300023640
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1979
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.72w x 0.69d