Nationalism History and Theory

Why do we live in nations, and why are we willing to die for them? Essential reading on how historians and others have tried to answer these questions from the nineteenth century to the present. Nationalism is a massively popular thematic course - driving issue in European history and one of the most powerful forces in the modern world. Highly topical issue - revival of nationalism in Eastern Europe in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and success of political right in Western Europe Makes very complex subject accessible - most books on the subject are very difficult. Certain to be essential reading - key focus on the debates and historiography

Paul Lawrence is Lecturer in History with the Open University.

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Introduction: definitions and debates	p. 1
Early theoretical debates, 1848-1914	p. 17
Nineteenth-century historiography and nationalism	p. 20
Early contributions to a 'theory' of nationalism	p. 31
Marxism and the early contribution of the social sciences	p. 41
Interwar debates, 1918-39	p. 59
The impact of the First World War	p. 62
Psychology and theories of nationalism	p. 72
'Pioneering' historians of nationalism during the 1930s	p. 83
The origins of 'classical modernism', 1945-69	p. 107
The Second World War and the 'peculiarity' of German nationalism	p. 110
Historians and nationalism in the 1950s and 1960s	p. 123
Early 'classical modernism'	p. 133
The rise and fall of 'classical modernism', 1970-2003	p. 159
The consolidation of 'classical modernism'	p. 163
Ethno-symbolism and the challenge to 'classical modernism'	p. 180
Recent theoretical innovation	p. 198
Conclusion	p. 219
Bibliography	p. 225
Index	p. 242
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