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Frontmatter --Preface /Esman, Milton J. --Contents --Maps --Introduction --I. HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONS --1. Ethnonationalism in the First World: The Present in Historical Perspective /Connor, Walker --2. Political Theories and the Explanation of Ethnic Conflict in the Western World: Falsified Predictions and Plausible Postdictions /Lijphart, Abend --3. The Interfaces of Regionalism in Western Europe: Brussels and the Peripheries /Scheinman, Lawrence --II. CASE STUDIES --4. Continuity in Change: Spanish Basque Ethnicity as a Historical Process /Greenwood, Davydd J. --5. Splitting the Difference: Federalization without Federalism in Belgium /Zolberg, Aristide R. --6. The Social Class of Ethnic Activists in Contemporary France /Beer, William R. --7. Bretons and Jacobins: Reflections on French Regional Ethnicity /Berger, Suzanne --8. French-English Relations in Canada and Consociational Democracy /Smiley, Donald V. --9. Interethnic Relations and the Language Issue in Contemporary Canada: A General Appraisal /Brazeau, Jacques / Cloutier, Edouard --10. Ethnic Conflict in Northern Ireland: International Aspects of Conflict Management /Schmitt, David E. --11. Scottish Nationalism, North Sea Oil, and the British Response /Esman, Milton J. --12. Ethnic Political Conflict in South Tyrol /Katzenstein, Peter J. --13. Does the Consociational Theory Really Hold for Switzerland? /Steiner, Jorg / Obler, Jeffrey --14. Some Causes of Political Change in Modern Yugoslavia /Bridge, Susan --III. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS --15. Perspectives on Ethnic Conflict in Industrialized Societies /Esman, Milton J. --Contributors --Index

What is a garrison state: concept and definition -- Historical antecedents -- Origins and consolidation of the imperium -- The shock of 9/11 and its consequences -- The five dimensions of the American garrison state -- The autonomous commander-in-chief -- The Threat to Civil Liberties -- Future prospects: Garrison state in a declining superpower

Throughout human history people have moved across national borders. With the advent of globalization, they are now moving in record numbers in search of greater security or better livelihoods. Diasporas have become an ever important and visible presence in the modern world. Their existence has sometimes resulted in violence and ethnic conflict, and on other occasions they have been peacefully assimilated into the culture and citizenship of their chosen country. This comprehensive new book seeks to explain why Diaspora communities are increasing as never before. In an accessible and engaging introduction to the field, Milton Esman looks closely at the difference in the reception of Diaspora communities throughout the world, and the responses of those communities to their new nations. By focusing on ten examples of contemporary Diasporas from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, the book describes and illustrates the problems confronting immigrant communities as they attempt to protect their inherited culture, while coping with the demands and the opportunities they encounter in their adopted country. The book pays particular attention to the types of conflicts that arise from the development of Diaspora communities, and the consequences that these conflicts can have on the international community. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars taking courses in international relations, political sociology, ethnic politics and conflict studies.

The constitutional structure of the American federal government is no longer providing responsible and effective governance. To overcome the current paralysis in government, to resume effective management of its crippled economy and of its global empire, a new pattern of government is emerging, one that adheres to the earlier outlines of the garrison state. This volume takes account of the gradual measures that have already been taken to respond to the current paralysis outlines the new pattern of governance that will replace the failing institutions of the constitutional state.