Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality

by Eric Hobsbawm

Overview

Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable inquiry into the question of nationalism. Events in the late twentieth century in Eastern Europe and the Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationalism in the history of the political evolution and upheaval. This second edition has been updated in light of those events, with a final chapter addressing the impact of the dramatic changes that have taken place. Also included are additional maps to illustrate nationalities, languages and political divisions across Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107604629
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/26/2012
Series:	Canto Classics
Edition description:	Second edition
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. The nation as novelty: from revolution to liberalism; 2. Popular proto-nationalism; 3. The government perspective; 4. The transformation of nationalism, 1870–1918; 5. The apogee of nationalism, 1918–1950; 6. Nationalism in the late twentieth century.

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'… succinct and masterly.' Roy Porter, New Statesman

'… never fails, great historian that he is, to supply the essential absorbing material.' Michael Foot, The Guardian

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'… succinct and masterly.' Roy Porter, New Statesman

'… never fails, great historian that he is, to supply the essential absorbing material.' Michael Foot, The Guardian

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