Examines how various political regimes manage multiple demands for recognition and how their respective approaches toward diversity affect the stability of the state. This book considers the theoretical, institutional, and legal conditions for the development of nations that exist within the boundaries of larger political institutions.
Most studies on the relationship between intellectuals and society take either a Marxist approach--that intellectuals speak for individual class interests--or claim that intellectuals are beyond class. This book is the first to offer a balanced assessment of the influence intellectuals have had on the historical development of their respective societies by analyzing their shifting ties to various calsses and social groups. Taking a comparative...
