Nationalism and human rights : in theory and practice in the middle east, central europe, ... and the asia-pacific

"This collection of essays explores the relationship between nationalism and human rights by probing from various angles the nature of nationalism and the normative orientation of human rights. By critically addressing the tension between nationalism and human rights that is presumed in much of the existing literature, the essays in this volume confront the question of how we should construe human rights: as a normative challenge to the excesses of modernity, particularly those associated with the modern nation-state, or as an adjunct of globalization, with its attendant goal of constructing a universal civilization based on neoliberal economic principles and individual liberty"--Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xii The Relationship between Nationalism and Human Rights: An Introduction to the Dimensions of the Debate....Pages 1-19 Human Rights as a Security Challenge: An Examination of Turkish Nationalist Discourse on Minority Rights Reforms....Pages 21-45 All in the Name of Human Rights: A Historical Case Study on Australian Nationalism and Multiculturalism, 1980–1990....Pages 47-68 Migrants at Home: The Impact of Israeli Land Policy and Patrilocal Residence on Palestinian Women in Israel....Pages 69-95 National Rights, Minority Rights, and Ethnic Cleansing....Pages 97-122 Cosmopolitan Citizenship as a Thin Concept: Who Is Willing to Die for Humanity?....Pages 123-140 The Contradictions of Human Rights and Sovereignty: Contemporary Dilemmas of Postwar Historical Practice....Pages 141-162 Taming the Nation-State: Human Rights and Peoples....Pages 163-178 Conclusion: Nationalism versus Human Rights....Pages 179-186 Back Matter....Pages 187-193 This collection of essays offers a comprehensive discussion of the challenge of promoting human rights in the face of nationalism's persistence as an ideological and mobilizational force in politics