Nationalism and modernism : a critical survey of recent theories of nations and nationalism / Anthony D. Smith.

By:

Smith, Anthony D

Material type:

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.Description: xiv, 270 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

041506340X (hc. : alk. paper)
0415063418 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Nationalism

DDC classification:

320.54/01 21

Contents:

Preface. Introduction. The Modernist Paradigm 1. The Rise of Classical Modernism Part I. Varieties of Modernism 2. The Culture of Industrialism 3. Capitalism and Nationalism 4. State and Nation 5. Political Messianism 6. Invention and Imagination Part II. Critics and Alternatives 7. Primordialism and Perennialism 8. Ethno-symbolism 9. Beyond Modernism? Conclusion Problems, Paradigms and Prospects

Summary: This volume explores the essential arguments of all the major theoretical interpretations of nationalism, from the modernist approaches of Gellner to the alternative paradigms of Geertz and Smith.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-263) and index.

This volume explores the essential arguments of all the major theoretical interpretations of nationalism, from the modernist approaches of Gellner to the alternative paradigms of Geertz and Smith.