Edited by Fonkem Achankeng - Foreword by Moses Ochonu - Contributions by Ali R. Abootalebi; Fonkem Achankeng; Carlson Anyangwe; Alireza Asgharzadeh; Ofra Bengio; Chipamong Chowdhury; Michael Gunter; Lowell Gustafson; Daniel Njoroge Karanja; Hassan Khannen

PART ONE: GENERAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUESChapter 1: Political Self-Determination as an International Norm: History, Content, Scope, and Status in Contemporary International LawCarlson AnyangweChapter 2: Chasing the Shadow: Myths of Nation-building in Postcolonial StatesTatah-MentanChapter 3: Nationalism, Power Politics, and Pluralism in Divided SocietiesAli R. AbootalebiPART TWO: AFRICAChapter 4: The Pot and the Kettle: Failed States and the Terrorization of the Western Sahara Peace ProcessJacob MundyChapter 5: Betrayal and Abandonment: Memory, History and Conflict Emotions in the Narratives of British Southern Cameroons' NationalistsFonkem AchankengChapter 6: Ethnocentrism First and Nationalism Second: Colonial/Postcolonial Constructions of Conflict in KenyaDaniel KaranjaChapter 7: Ethnic Nationalism and Identity Politics: Reminiscences of Biafra and the Quest for Self- DeterminationDonald O. OmaguChapter 8: Ethnic & Nationalist Mobilization in South SudanSolomon LoshaChapter 9: Somaliland and the Crisis of the Somali NationHassan KhannenjeChapter 10: British Southern Cameroons in Cameroun Republic: A Salad Bowl with Unmitigating Distinctive IngredientsMichael T. NdemanuPART THREE: THE MIDDLE EASTChapter 11: From Victims to Victors: The Kurdish Challenge to the State in the Middle East Ofra BengioChapter 12: Kurdish Nationalism and Conflict in Postcolonial IraqMichael GunterChapter 13: Democratization and Ethnic Conflict: Transformation of Turkey's Kurdish Question Ozum YesiltasPART FOUR: ASIAChapter 14: Methodological Nationalism, Subalternity and Critical Race Theory: Competing Narratives of National/Ethnic/Racial Identity in Iran.Alireza AsgharzadehChapter 15: Identity and Representation: Marma People in the Chittagong Hills, Bangladesh Chipamong ChowdhuryChapter 16: Myanmar: Nationalism, Security, and Resilient InsurgentsMarie Olson LounsberyPART FIVE: EUROPEChapter 17: The Basque Conflict Globally Speaking: Material Culture, Media and Basque Identity in the Wider WorldJ. P. LinstrothChapter 18: Catalonia's Struggle for Self-Determination: From Regionalism to Independence Klaus-Jurgen NagelPART SIX: THE AMERICASChapter 19: Brazilian Nationalism and Urban Amerindians: Some 21st Century Dilemmas for Indigenous Peoples Living in the Urban Amazon and BeyondJ. P. LinstrothChapter 20: Colonial vs National Self-Determination in the Falkland (Malvinas) IslandsLowell GustafsonChapter 21: Puerto Rico: "The United States' Unacknowledged Colony in the Caribbean" Margaret PowerPART SEVEN: TOWARD RESOLUTIONChapter 22: Resolving Nationalism Conflicts in the Postcolonial WorldFonkem Achankeng

This book explores issues of nationalism and intra-state conflicts in postcolonial nations. Drawing from international law, social anthropology, political science and strategic studies, peace and conflict studies, and memory studies, each chapter adopts a unique conceptual lens and discourse to understand the nationalism debate and its conflicts.