Writing the History of Nationalism

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What is nationalism and how can we study it from a historical perspective? Writing the History of Nationalism answers this question by examining eleven historical approaches to nationalism studies in theory and practice. An impressive cast of contributors cover the history of nationalism from a wide range of thematic approaches, from traditional modernist and Marxist perspectives to more recent debates around gender. postcolonialism and the global turn in history writing. This book is essential reading for undergraduate students of history, politics and sociology wanting to understand the complex yet fascinating history of nationalism. CONTRIBUTORS Chapter 1. Introduction: Writing the History of Nationalism Chapter 2. National histories and the promotion of nationalism in historiography Chapter 3. Marxism and the history of nationalism Chapter 4. Modernism and writing the history of nationalism Chapter 5. Nations are (occasionally) forever: Alternatives to the modernist perspective Chapter 6. Cognitive and psychoanalytic approaches to nationalism Chapter 7. Constructivism in the history of nationalism since 1945 Chapter 8. Deconstructing nationalism: The cultural turn and poststructuralism Chapter 9. Postcolonialism and the history of anti-colonial nationalism Chapter 10. Gender approaches to the history of nationalism Chapter 11. The spatial turn and the history of nationalism: Nationalism between regionalism and transnational approaches Chapter 12. The global turn in historical writing and the history of nationalism INDEX