One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups
By (Author) James B. Minahan
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
30th July 2000
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Nationalism
International relations
Reference works
320.54094
Hardback
800
Focusing on the many possible conflicts that dot the European landscape, this work addresses the Europeans as distinct national groups, not as nation-states and national minorities. It is a guide to the national groups populating the so-called Old World - groups that continue to dominate world headlines and present the world community with some of its most intractable conflicts. The volume addresses the post-Cold War nationalist resurgence by focusing on the most basic element of any nationalism - the nation. It includes entries on nearly 150 groups, surveying these groups from the earliest period of their national histories to the dawn of the 21st century. In short essays highlighting the political, social, economic and historical evolution of peoples claiming a distinct identity in an increasingly integrated continent, the book provides information and historical background on the European national groups that are making the news and those that will produce future headlines.
.,."useful as a quick reference guide to a number of frequently small and obscure groups that dot the landscape of Europe."-ARBA
...useful as a quick reference guide to a number of frequently small and obscure groups that dot the landscape of Europe.-ARBA
Historical descriptions are well written, more substantial than in similar reference books with an ethnographic slant, and reasonably current. Highly recommended for academic and larger public libraries.-CHOICE
We are indebted to James Minahan for producing a timely and comprehensive resource....The author and publisher are to be congratulated on producing such a scholarly, robust and comprehensive treatment. As the first port of call for any enquiry regarding....This reference work will provide signal service to students of European Studies.-Regional and Federal Studies
..."useful as a quick reference guide to a number of frequently small and obscure groups that dot the landscape of Europe."-ARBA
"Historical descriptions are well written, more substantial than in similar reference books with an ethnographic slant, and reasonably current. Highly recommended for academic and larger public libraries."-CHOICE
"We are indebted to James Minahan for producing a timely and comprehensive resource....The author and publisher are to be congratulated on producing such a scholarly, robust and comprehensive treatment. As the first port of call for any enquiry regarding....This reference work will provide signal service to students of European Studies."-Regional and Federal Studies
JAMES B. MINAHAN is an independent researcher living in Barcelona, Spain. He is the author of Nations Without States: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements (Greenwood, 1996), which was named an ALA/RASD 1996 Outstanding Reference Source, and Miniature Empires: A Historical Dictionary of the Newly Independent States (Greenwood, 1998).