Cultural Foundations of Nation Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Smith
From the rear cover
This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity. In a startling rejection of current orthodoxies, he demonstrates that different political forms of community and collective identity from pre-modern times have contributed to the formation of nations and determined the varied character of nations and nationalisms. His ideas derive from a life-time's learning, distilled here into a concise, clear argument for scholars and novices alike.
Professor Smith identifies three main cultural traditions of antiquity: hierarchy, covenant and civic republic. He argues that these distinctive traditions retained their hold over the European educated classes from England to Russia and from Sweden to Spain. He analyzes the chronology and nature of nations, from the ancient world, to the European Middle Ages, the early modern, and the modern eras. He ends with a discussion of the alternative destinies facing modern nations as a result of their often multi-stranded character.
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- Title Cultural Foundations of Nation
- Author Smith
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date 2008-03-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781405177986 / 1405177985
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6.33 x 0.57 in (22.96 x 16.08 x 1.45 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects State, The, Nationalism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007026882
- Dewey Decimal Code 320.1
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 01/01/2009, Page 0
- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2008, Page 170
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