Introduction: A Global Approach to Civic Nationalisms (Jasper M. Trautsch) 1. The Power and Weakness of Civic Nationalism in Switzerland, 1848-2014 (Regula Argast) 2. Squaring the South Slavic circle: Ethnicity, nationhood, and citizenship in Yugoslavia (Andrew Wachtel and Igor Štiks) 3. Civic Constitutional Nationalism in Egypt: The Egyptian Liberal Experiment Revisited, 1907-1952 (Israel Gershoni) 4. Building the Swahili Nation (Gregory H. Maddox) 5. Ethno-Nationalism Travels Incognito in Singapore (Michael Barr) 6. National Ties Entwined: Civic and Ethnic Nationalisms in New Zealand (David Pearson) 7. Unusual, often implicit, yet surprisingly effective: Civic nationalism in Brazil (Roderick J. Barman) 8. Homogenizing and demarcating America: Foundations: Civic nationalism in the United States, 1774–1861 (Jasper M. Trautsch) Conclusion (Ronald Beiner)
Biography
Jasper M. Trautsch is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Regensburg, Germany.
Given the current state of a world caught between the Scylla of globalization and the Charybdis of ethno-national chauvinism, these essays' nuanced and thoughtful reengagement with the concept of civic nationalism could not be more timely. The geographical diversity of cases studied and the inclusion of differing perspectives on the prospects for civic nationalism serve as icing on the cake. I look forward to adding this title to my own graduate-course curricula!
- Aviel Roshwald, Georgetown University
