Faces of Nationalism: Janus Revisited

Over the past few decades, Tom Nairn has become one of the most respected and provocative writers on questions of nationalism, British politics and the constitution. In his seminal essay, “The Modern Janus,” Nairn argued for the democratic necessity of nationalism in the modern world. Here, in this strikingly original and timely new work, he addresses the subsequent upheavals caused by nationalism.

In Faces of Nationalism Tom Nairn argues that nation-building movements from 1750 to 1990 have...