This is the first of a two article series on developmental and cultural nationalism. The articles by Radhika Desai and Laura Hein are both substantially excerpted versions of essays that form part of a special issue of Third World Quarterly, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2008, pp 397 – 428.Other essays in the collection discuss China,Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan,Iran, Iraq, and the Middle East.
Introduction: The Political Economy and Cultural Politics of Nationalisms in Historical Perspective (2008)