The sociology of nationalism : tomorrow's ancestors / David McCrone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCrone, David.

Mccrone D Staff, Corporate Author.

Series:

International library of sociology.

International library of sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Political sociology.

Sociology.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this lucid and balanced account, McCrone lays out the key issues and debates around the subject of nationalism, focusing on topics such as the nation stace, ethnicity, postcommunist nationalism as well as classical and contemporary theories.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; The fall and rise of nationalism; Tribe, place and identity: ethnicity and nationalism; Inventing the past: history and nationalism; 'Devils at his back': nationalism and Ernest Gellner; Nation as state: nationalism and state-building; Dialectic with the other: liberation nationalism in the twentieth century; In and out of the state: the rise and rise of neo-nationalism; The unforeseen revolution: post-communist nationalism; Nationalism and its futures; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-82260-X

0-203-42885-4

0-585-45210-5

1-280-32058-3

9780203428856

OCLC:

299512524