NationalCultural Autonomy and its Contemporary Critics

<P>In his seminal essay ''Staat und Nation'' (''State and Nation'') Karl Renner presents his model for national-cultural autonomy, with a two-tier system of government that devolves considerable non-territorial autonomy to national communities, while sustaining the administrative unity of the Multination State.<BR></P><P>This new book delivers the first English translation of ''State and Nation'' and brings together a collection of distinguished and leading political scientists to provide a detailed and critical assessment of Renner''s theory of national-cultural autonomy. From a variety of perspectives, the contributors discuss the contemporary validity of Renner''s arguments paying particular attention to theories of state, liberal democracies, minority nationalism and multiculturalism, and models of regional integration.<BR><BR>Making an important contribution to the literature on nationalism and national minorities, this volume is a vital research tool for students and scholars of