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.
- ISBN10 0300028407
- ISBN13 9780300028409
- Publish Date 1 October 1979 (first published 10 September 1979)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 August 2002
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English