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Exploring national identities and nationalist movements since 1967, this intriguing hypothetical adds to the debate on globalization and the future of the nation-state by arguing that ethnically rooted nationalism in modern liberal democracies need not—as argued by theories of "classic" nationalists movements—strive for full independence. Using Scotland and Newfoundland as examples and building on theories of national-identity-formation and nationalism, this comprehensive examination traces the development of cultural and political nationalism and changing images of the national self. Focusing on important fomenting factors and actors—intellectuals, political parties, and the media—this highly insightful study combines historical, sociological, political, and media-studies analyses in an interdisciplinary investigation that provides a compelling account of the waxing and waning of nationalism.