ISBN10: 0198280475, ISBN13: 9780198280477, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. Nationalism is a dominating force in contemporary politics, but political philosophers have been markedly reluctant to discuss, let alone endorse, nationalist ideas. In this book David Miller defends the principle of nationality. He argues that national identities are valid sources of personal identity; that we are justified in recognizing special obligations to our co-nationals; that nations have good grounds for wanting to be politicallyself-determining; but that recognizing the claims of nationality does not entail suppressing other sources of personal identity, such as ethnicity. Finally, he considers the claim that nationalidentities are dissolving in the late twentieth century. This timely and provocative book offers the most compelling defence to date of nationality from a radical perspective. Series description Oxford Political Theory presents the best new work in contemporary political theory. It is intended to be broad in scope, including original contributions to political philosophy, and also work in applied political theory. Theseries will contain works of outstanding quality with no restriction as to approach or subject matter. The claims of nationality have come to dominate politics in the last decade of the twentieth century. In this lucid and provocative book David Miller examines what nationality means to us and how it should bear on our ...

Hardback. New. The claims of nationality have come to dominate politics in the last decade of the twentieth century. In this lucid and provocative book David Miller examines what nationality means to us and how it should bear on our political life. ISBN 0198280475 9780198280477 [GB]