Nations and Nationalism Since 1780: Programme, Myth, RealityEric Hobsbawm's brilliant enquiry into the question of nationalism won further acclaim for his 'colossal stature ... his incontrovertible excellence as an historian, and his authoritative and highly readable prose'. Recent events in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationalism in the history of political evolution and upheaval. This second edition has been updated in the light of those events, with a final chapter addressing the impact of the dramatic changes that have taken place. It also includes additional maps to illustrate nationalities, languages and political divisions across Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
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User Review - le.vert.galant - LibraryThingLike Hobsbawm's "Invention of Tradition," the ideas of this book will stay with me long after my frustration with their exposition has been forgotten. While Hobsbawm is often considered a good stylist ... Read full review
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User Review - FPdC - LibraryThingThis is a great study about the nature and history of the concepts of nation and nationalism since the French Revolution. The difficulty (or even the impossibility) of giving a definition encompassing ... Read full review
Contents
| 1 | |
| 14 | |
| 46 | |
| 80 | |
The transformation of nationalism 18701918 | 101 |
The apogee of nationalism 19181950 | 131 |
Nationalism in the late twentieth century | 163 |
Maps | 193 |
Index | 199 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Nations and Nationalism Since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality ACLS Humanities E-Book Cambridge paperbacks : history Canto (Cambridge University Press) Canto Classics Canto Series History e-book project Knjižnica Canto Wiles lectures |
| Authors | E. J. Hobsbawm, Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm, Hobsbawm, Eric J. Hobsbawm, Hobsbawm E J, Professor E J Hobsbawm |
| Contributors | American Council of Learned Societies, History E-Book Project, Queen's University of Belfast |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0521439612, 9780521439619 |
| Length | 206 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / General History / Modern / General Political Science / Reference |
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