Illusion of the Peoples A Critique of

In this book Omar Dahbour examines all of the arguments that have been given for national self-determination, whether by international lawyers, moral philosophers, democratic theorists, or political communitarians.

Omar Dahbour is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College, CUNY.

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction: Nationalism as Belief and as Doctrine

1

(16)

National Identity and Political Autonomy

17

(42)

Peoples and Nations in International Law

59

(32)

Cultural Rights and the Ethics of Self-Determination

91

(32)

Consent Theory and Democratic Self-Determination

123

(32)

The Nation-State as an Ethical Community

155

(40)

The Contradictions of Liberal Nationalism

195

(20)

Conclusion: Self-Determination without Nationalism

215

(16)

Bibliography

231

(16)

Index

247

(14)

About the Author

261

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Illusion of the Peoples A Critique of National Self-Determination

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