«sets the standards in cross-national comparative research to extraordinarily high levels of academic excellence.»

Luis Moreno, Nationalism & Ethnic Politics, Vol.6, No.3, Autumn 2000

«A long introduction written by Peter Flora serves the purpose of providing the reader with useful insights and interpretations on how to make sense of the vast amount of data and information provided in subsequent chapters. A cascade of concepts and ideas put forward by Rokkan are analysed in a clarifying manner.»

Luis Moreno, Nationalism & Ethnic Politics, Vol.6, No.3, Autumn 2000

«A much needed compiliation of Rokkan's prolific work has finally seen the 'public light'.»

Luis Moreno, Nationalism & Ethnic Politics, Vol.6, No.3, Autumn 2000

«`A wonderful book about the thinking of the greatest modern European social scientist.' Professor Arend Lijphart, University of California, San Diego»

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