This volume impresses with its scope and its timeliness and offers the following avenues for further research. . . It offers no shortage of insight to issues of national identity and territory for scholars interested more in the politics than in the geography. * International Studies Review * Scaling Identities, edited by two well-known experts, is a valuable contribution to the existing literature. The volume has two major strengths: First, it is theoretically sophisticated and takes seriously the neglected issues of scale and scalar-identity processes; second, it provides the reader with a set of intriguing case studies that go far beyond the typical Eurocentric national-identity narratives. Highly recommended to all those interested in nationalism and identity studies. -- Anssi Paasi, University of Oulu, Finland Nation and state are, on the face of it, incommensurable ideas. How do they combine, culturally and politically, in the nation-state? In this innovative text, Herb and Kaplan have brought together a range of empirical and theoretical studies which, by focusing on concepts such as space, scale, and territory, cast new light on this question. -- John Breuilly, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics This clear and comprehensive textbook fills an important gap and will be very useful as a teaching tool for students of political, historical, and human geography. -- Daniele Conversi, Unviersity of the Basque Country and Ikerbasque Foundation for Science
