Nations and Nationalism

Overview

Periodically, an important book emerges that makes us, through the uniqueness of its theory, perceive history as we have not seen it before. Ernest Gellner has written such a volume. Students of nationalism will have to come to grips with his interpretation of the causes for the emergence of nationalism, since he has declared that most of the previous explanations are largely mythical.-- "American Historical Review"First published in 1983, Nations and Nationalism remains one of the most influential explanations of the emergence of nationalism ever written. This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's now-canonical work includes a new introductory essay from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has evolved over the past two decades, and a bibliography of important work on nationalism since 1983.

Details

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Published

2008

Pages

152

Language

EN

Categories

Business & Economics / Development / General, Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy, Political Science / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism

ISBN-13

9780801475009