'Supplicant Nationalism' in Slovakia and Wales: Polyethnic Rights During the Nineteenth Century. (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maxwell, Alexander
• Is Part Of: Central Europe. Volume 16:Number 1(2018:May)
• Page Start: 29
• Page End: 50
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Wales -- Slovakia -- nationalism -- polyethnic rights; Politics and culture -- Europe, Eastern -- Periodicals; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Europe, Eastern -- History -- Periodicals; Europe, Eastern -- Languages -- Periodicals; Europe, Eastern -- Civilization -- Periodicals; 943.0005
• DOI: 10.1080/14790963.2018.1492684
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-0963

Abstract

ABSTRACT: During the nineteenth century, nationalists in Wales and Slovakia attempted to promote national goals by attempting to persuade English and Hungarian leaders to freely grant collective rights to the 'subordinate' nation. This strategy of 'supplicant' nationalism included effusive declarations of loyalty to the common state, exaggerated claims to moral superiority, and flattering comments about the 'dominant' nation. Supplicant nationalism closely resembles what Will Kymlicka called the struggle for 'polyethnic rights', but can still be seen as a form of nationalism.