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Questions of national identity have become pivotal for peacekeepers,
policy-makers and scholars. This book illustrates how centuries-old dynastic
traditions have been replaced in the modern era by nationalist and ethnic
identity movements. The book delineates three epochal changes in the international system: from
the medieval, feudal-theocratic order to the dynastic-sovereign system in the
16th century; the territorial sovereign system in the 17th century; and
finally, after the American and French Revolutions, the national sovereign
system. The book re-examines a broad spectrum of international conflicts in
terms of the shifting sands of state identities through time. Arguing for the
need to make a clear distinction between nation and state, it shows how an
understanding of this dichotomy can help forecast the development of new states
over time. Ultimately, the book presents a theoretical model that accounts for
human agency as an integral component of national systems. An illustration of how dynastic traditions have been replaced in the modern
era by nationalist and ethnic identity movements. The book identifies three
epochal changes in the international system and re-examines a spectrum of
international conflicts in terms of shifting state identities.
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