Scaling Identities

This volume combines theoretical analysis with a rich set of case studies to understand how national identity is negotiated across spatial scales. As nationalism and identity have continued as critical global flashpoints, this book provides the only up-to-date, comprehensive treatment of the territorial and scalar dimensions of national identity.

Guntram H. Herb is professor of geography at Middlebury College. David H. Kaplan is professor of geography at Kent State University.

Introduction: Scaling the Nation David H. Kaplan and Guntram H. Herb Part I: Conceptual Issues 1: Power, Territory, and National Identity Guntram H. Herb 2: National Identity and Scalar Processes David H. Kaplan Part II: Consolidating Identities 3: The Changing Context of German Nationhood Corey Johnson 4: Sociocultural and Territorial Aspects of Argentine Identity David Keeling 5: Construction of Postcolonial Tanzanian National Identity Kefa M. Otiso Part III: Magnifying Identities 6: Toward a Meaningful European Identity Alexander B. Murphy 7: Greater Caribbean Regional Identity Gary S. Elbow 8: Imagining the Arab Homeland and Palestine Karen Culcasi Part IV: Connecting Identities 9: Native American Resurgence and Scales of Identity Steven E. Silvern 10: The Reinstitutionalization of Island Identities in Japan Takashi Yamazaki 11: Chinese National Identity and Social Networks Susan M. Walcott Part V: Fragmenting Identities 12: Partition and National Fragmentation of Kurdistan Carl T. Dahlman and Sanan Moradi 13: Contested Identities in Transylvania George W. White 14: Indian Diasporas and the Creation of Subnational Identities Pablo Bose Afterword: Transcending Scale? Jouni Häkli Index About the Contributors