| Description |
1 online resource (245 pages) |
| Series |
Making History |
| Contents |
1 Introduction: definitions and debates 1 -- 2 Early theoretical debates, 1848-1914 17 -- Nineteenth-century historiography and nationalism 20 -- Early contributions to a 'theory' of nationalism 31 -- Marxism and the early contribution of the social sciences 41 -- 3 Interwar debates, 1918-39 59 -- The impact of the First World War 62 -- Psychology and theories of nationalism 72 -- 'Pioneering' historians of nationalism during the 1930s 83 -- 4 The origins of 'classical modernism', 1945-69 107 -- The Second World War and the 'peculiarity' of German nationalism 110 -- Historians and nationalism in the 1950s and 1960s 123 -- Early 'classical modernism' 133 -- 5 The rise and fall of 'classical modernism', 1970-2003 159 -- The consolidation of 'classical modernism' 163 -- Ethno-symbolism and the challenge to 'classical modernism' 180 -- Recent theoretical innovation 198 |
| Summary |
"A concise, accessible analysis of a complex field, this book is essential reading for anyone wanting to equip themselves with a theoretical understanding of why we live in nations, and why we invest them with such significance."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-241) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Nationalism -- History.
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Nationalism.
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| LC no. |
2004054811 |
| ISBN |
1315837498 |
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131787403X |
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1317874048 |
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1281347132 |
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9786611347130 |
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1405898615 |
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