This ground-breaking book draws on a variety of comparative surveys to provide a unique account of the relationship between nationalist attitudes and the exclusion of migrants across a range of European countries, the US, Canada and Australia. 'The authors' research and arguments impact multiple disciplines, help the reader understand how the peoples of today's world interrelate with each other, and should not be ignored in any study on ethnocentrism...This is an intriguing study that is extremely well-organized and supported by strong hypotheses, experiments and results...a thought-provoking book...this book should have a lasting impact on multiple disciplines and any individual who reads it.' Ethnic and Racial Studies '...the separate entries are well-integrated...and collectively contribute to a coherent social-psychological theory of exclusionist attitudes...I recommend this book as a good place to start to understand the social-psychological dimensions of negative attitudes toward immigrants...' Contemporary Sociology 'This book fills current research gaps on the issue of nationalism and social closure by...providing a comparative analysis of ethnocentrism.' Sociological Abstracts