Introduction
Yusuke Murakami, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, and Hiromi Komori

Part 1 Rethinking “Nationalism” in Changing States and Reorganized Regions

1. Enduring States and Challenges from Within and Without: The Case of the Middle East
Akira Usuki
2. Toward Postracial America: In Search of the Future Course of a “Republic of Ideas”
Masaki Kawashima
3. The State as Incubator of Nations: The Paradox of Belarus and Other Former Soviet States
Michitaka Hattori
4. The State That Does Not Recognize Ethnic Groups: The French Case
Yuji Nakano
5. Arab Nationalism Twisted?: The Syrian Ba‘th Regime’s Strategies for Nation/State-building
Kota Suechika

Part 2 State-Ethnic Groups Relations: Negotiation or Conflict?

6. Expiration Date for Ethnic Politics Extended: The Restructuring of Federalism in Malaysia in the 1990s
Hiroyuki Yamamoto
7. It Is My Turn!: Ethnicity and the Nation-state Project in Kenya
Karuti Kanyinga
8. One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The Indigenous Movement, Democracy and Politics in Ecuador
Fredy Rivera Vélez
9. Why Are There No Ethnic Movements in Peru?: A Comparative Study
Yusuke Murakami

Part 3 International Society, Networks, and Regionalism

10. East Timor: New Factors and Challenges in Creating Sovereignty
Motoko Shuto
11. The Role of “International Society” in State-Building: Lessons from Afghanistan
William Maley
12. From Enemy to Integral Part of the Nation: Vietnamese in the United States and Policy Changes by the Communist Party of Vietnam
Hiroko Furuya
13. Asianization and Rediscovering “Regionness”: from Interstate Relations to Regional Identity
Toru Oga

Index