{"product_id":"the-symbolic-state-9780228008057","title":"The Symbolic State","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarlo Basta’s surefooted treatment of asymmetric federalism to accommodate the presence of more than one nation in a single state is as original as it is sound. Joining the logic of political economy to that of symbolic recognition, he produces a coherent picture of the interplay between central governments and minority nations. — Donald Horowitz, Duke University\u003cbr\u003eIn a world ideologically and organisationally dominated by the nation-state model there is a little room for understanding and appreciating the alternative forms of territorial organisation. One such important alternative type of polity is the multinational state, often perceived as an institutional oddity. In this outstanding and elegantly written book Karlo Basta argues convincingly that the multinational states are not an aberration but a product of contingent historical and political processes that affect all states. Basta develops a novel theoretical model that focuses on the political economy and the symbolic politics of multinational states. This innovative model is then successfully tested on the four very different case studies – Canada, Czechoslovakia, Spain, and Yugoslavia. This is an excellent and highly original book that will invigorate the comparative study of multinational states. — Siniša Malešević, University College, Dublin\u003cbr\u003eKarlo Basta’s ambitious book promotes a critical re-thinking of the multi-national state. He provides a novel approach to understanding how institutional accommodation leads to secessionist crises, focusing on the role of symbolic politics between majorities and minorities in multi-national societies. This is a must read for scholars of secession, federalism, and nationalism. — Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, Maryland University\u003cbr\u003eThrough a synoptic historical sweep of Canada, Spain, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia, \u003ci\u003eThe Symbolic State\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that institutions may be more important for what they mean than for what they do. This book is timely in an era when the power of symbols – Brexit, the Donald Trump presidency, the Black Lives Matter movement – is shaping global politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karlo Basta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48828052340987,"sku":"9780228008057","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_51b1a370-1d62-4c76-8184-12dbff1d8121.jpg?v=1777664343","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-symbolic-state-9780228008057","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}