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Explores how globalization & supraterritoriality have affected collective identities, arguing that the move toward a world community in the 20th century has disrupted geographical patterns of large-scale group identifications. Territorial unity will become less a source of identity in the global community, giving international influences greater sway. Trends in globalization are linked to tendencies toward the homogenization & localization of collective identities. Examples of deterritorialization are explored in supraterritorial religious identities, transborder class identities, supraterritorial racial solidarities, global gender identities, global youth culture, the lesbian & gay culture, & supraterritorial nationalism. Noting that globalization can sometimes encourage reaffirmation of nationalism, some suggestions are offered to help cope with the effects of globalization in nonviolent ways. Adapted from the source document.

Examines the factors leading to a dualism between the French-Canadian and English-Canadian nation, assesses the concept of a distinct society, and presents a proposal for distinguishing between a nation and a state.

THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT THIS YEAR, A CLEAR MAJORITY OF QUEBECERS WILL CHOOSE TO GIVE THEMSELVES A REAL COUNTRY. THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE DRAWS STRENGTH FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S INCESSANT INFRINGEMENTS OF QUEBEC'S JURISDICTION AND FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE CANADIAN SUPREME COURT TO SHORTEN THE LIST OF QUEBEC'S POWERS. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES QUEBEC'S DETERMINATION TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OF NATIONS WHICH ULTIMATELY STEMS FROM ITS OWN SUCCESSES.

Traces China's claim over Tibet back to 634 A.D.

Examines reasons for the crisis and for the failure of international mediation efforts by the European Union, NATO, the US, and others, 1991-95.

Argues that decisions about naming affect nationalist movement strategies in four ways: (1) naming generates strategic resources by drawing boundaries around a community; (2) a name sets discursive boundaries in which claims become meaningful; (3) a name locates a community in relation to those around it; & (4) a name has consequences for the ways in which claims are routed through state institutions. This argument is pursued in the context of a discussion of the naming practices of three nationalist movements in Canada during the last three decades: the Quebecois nationalists; an independence movement focusing on more economic matters; & the nationalist movement of the Aboriginal peoples. Particular attention is paid to the constitutional controversies in the period between the defeat of the Meech Lake Accord in June 1990 & the referendum in Oct 1993. It is demonstrated that nationalist claims had important implications for the form & content of these negotiations. D. M. Smith