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As was noted in the introduction, this book analyses the evolution of ideology as it radicalises in states that become genocidal. By comparing three cases in which genocide occurs, I am seeking to establish whether or not there is a common pattern of evolution and what key themes arise within the ideological shifts. The purpose of this section is to develop the backdrop of this investigation into what is commonly considered to be one of the vilest instances in modern history. In doing so, I will trace my own path down the literature of nationalism and genocide while also giving a broader sense of the general literature on the subjects and their interactions with each other.
Nations and Nationalism recently published parts of this chapter (Murray 2014); there one can find a discussion on varying levels of otherness.
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see Hearn’s Identity, Class and Civil Society in Scotland’s Neo-Nationalism (2002)
Breton’s From Ethnic to Civic Nationalism: The Case of Canada (2002)
Kennedy’s A Switzerland of the North? (2004)
Keating’s Stateless Nation-Building (1997)
Haesly’s Identifying Scotland and Wales (2005)
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Murray, E.H. (2015). Defining the Devil: A Short Historiography of Genocide and a Case Study Overview. In: Disrupting Pathways to Genocide. Rethinking Political Violence series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137404718_3
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