Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Paradigms of Nationalism.
PART I. THEORY.
1. The Myth of the ‘Modern Nation’.
2. Memory and Modernity.
3. The Nation: Invented, Imagined Reconstructed?.
4. Nationalism and Classical Social Theory.
PART II. HISTORY.
5. Were There ‘Nations’ in Antiquity?.
6. War and Ethnicity.
7. The Origins of Nations.
8. The ‘Golden Age’ and National Renewal.
9. Romanticism and Nationalism.
Index.
Anthony D. Smith is Professor of Ethnicity and Nationalism at the London School of Economics.
“Smith views nationalism from the vantage point of a profound
knowledge of early history...Smith's articles are always informed,
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Ethnic and Racial Studies “Brings together seven essays by Anthony
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of the importance of the pre-modern past for the character of
modern nations.”
British Journal of Sociology “Whether you agree with him or not,
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that permeates the modern era. The book attacks the "myth of the
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impact of war on ethnicity and the importance of Romanticism in
shaping many aspects of nationalism. This is a definitive and
elegant demonstration of the ethno-symbolist perspective on one of
the critical forces shaping the contemporary world.”
John Stone, Boston University “Nationalism has its theoretician:
Anthony D. Smith. In this erudite work, he continues to advance our
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battle is decisively engaged and won.”
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