1. Is nationalism recent and superficial?; 2. The evolution of kin-culture communities; 3. From tribes to statehood; 4. Premodern ethne, peoples, states and nations around the world; 5. Premodern Europe and the national state; 6. Modernity: nationalism released, transformed and enhanced; 7. State, national identity, ethnicity: normative and constitutional aspects; Conclusion.
A groundbreaking study of the foundations of nationalism, exposing its antiquity, strong links with ethnicity and roots in human nature.
Azar Gat is Ezer Weitzman Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Tel Aviv University. His more recent publications include A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War (2001), War in Human Civilization (2006), named one of the best books of the year by The Times Literary Supplement, and Victorious and Vulnerable: Why Democracy Won in the 20th Century and How it is Still Imperilled (2010).
'… the book provides a stimulating challenge, in particular in its
historiographical survey of premodern nations … Recommended.
Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and research collections.'
P. J. Howe, Choice
'Nations is a stimulating and valuable addition to the canon on
nationalism. Gat's work will be valuable for seasoned scholars as
well as students prepared to engage deeply with their source
material.' Reviews in History (history.ac.uk/reviews)
'Gat's motivation for writing this important book was his 'deep
dissatisfaction' with the portrayal of nations and nationalism in
much scholarly literature as 'recent and superficial' …' Jack
Snyder, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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