nationalism

Explores the intellectual and cultural uses of folkness in the creation of the idea of an American nation and people, tracing the history of folklore and the related concept of folklife.

Describes how speical events or people in the history of a nation are celebrated in different countries, by different cultures, and by with different foods around the world. Includes a recipe and activity.

A biography of Mohandas Gandhi, discussing his early life in India, his move to England to study law, the incident in South Africa that set him on the path to developing his philosophy of nonviolent resistance, his leadership in trying to free India from British rule, and his assassination in 1948.

Presents twenty-one primary and secondary documents on significant events in world history between 1920 and 1940, including the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Mussolini's March on Rome, the stock market crash, and others.

A history of the Balkans, focusing on the events and processes within and outside the region that have played a significant role in the shaping of the Balkan countries and the world's perception of them.

Describes the forces of nationalism reshaping the countries of the former Soviet Union and offers insight into their future.

Studies Serbian national mythology and discusses how it encouraged the Serbian forces to attack Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

A collection of fourteen original essays that explore the psychological, political, and cultural bases of Arab nationalism since World War I.

The emergence of nationalism redefined Egyptian identity. This book shows how the growth of an urban middle class, combined with political failures in the 1930s, eroded the earlier territorial and isolationist order.

Examines the evolution in Egyptian state policy, policy-making, and implementation toward the Arab world in the years between 1952 and 1961, a period during which Egypt actively pursued leadership in the Arab nationalist movement, and considers the role of Gamal Abdel Nasser in bringing about the change.