This book features completely up-to-date analysis written by high profile contributors, and is invaluable for upper-level undergraduates and researchers in Asian Studies and Politics.

The modern world is made up of nation states but this was not always so. Nationalism is now extremely topical and the subject of heated debate. The transition from a diverse social and political world into such national units has led historians, sociologists and anthropologists to investigate the causes of the rise of nationalism; the characteristics of the nation itself; and whether nations can survive without states. Asian Nationalism brings together internationally renowned experts in the field analysing current theories of nationalism. Featuring detailed chapter case-studies on a number of Asian countries - China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Indonesia and the Philippines, this book provides a good balance of theoretical and empirical material. This book features completely up-to-date analysis written by high profile contributors, and will be invaluable for upper-level undergraduates and researchers in Asian Studies and Politics. Professor Anthony Smith, London School of Economics Michael Yahuda, London School of Economics Dr Soloman Karmel, London School of Economics Dr Christopher Hughes, London S

1. Theories of Nationalism. Alternative Models of Nation-Formation Professor Anthony Smith 2. The Changing Faces
of Chinese Nationalism. Aspects of Statehood Professor Michael Yahuda 3. Sources of Ethnic Nationalist Tensions in Mainland China Dr Soloman Karmel 4. Post-Nationalist Taiwan Dr Christopher Hughes 5. Nationalism in Japan Professor Ian Nish 6. Communalism, Secularism and Indian National Democracy Professor Lord Desai 7. Peregrinations of Pakistani Nationalism Dr Athar Hussain
8. The Changing Temper of Indonesian Nationalism Professor Michael Leifer 9. Social Capital and the Imagined Community: Democracy and Nationalism in the Philippines 10. Conclusion: Reflections on Asian Nationalism Professor James
Mayall