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The Cultural Foundations of Nations: Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic

By Anthony D. Smith

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2008
ISBN
1405177985, 9781405177986
LCC
JC311 .S5355 2008
Open Library ID
OL11650591M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1569863 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
260\260
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity.Major new work by a leading historical sociologistChallenges the prevailing idea of nationalism as a product of modernityDemonstrates that different political forms of community and collective identity from pre-modern times have contributed to the formation and character of nationsAnalyzes the chronology and nature of nations, from the ancient world, to the European Middle Ages, the early modern, and the modern erasDiscusses alternative destinies facing modern nations today

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