European Nations: Explaining Their Formation

By Miroslav Hroch

Book Overview

One of the world's leading theorists of nationalism offers a new synthesis In the history of modern political thought, no topics have attracted as much attention as nationalism, nation-formation, and patriotism. A mass of literature has grown around these vexed issues, muddying the waters, and a level-headed clarification is long overdue. Rather than adding another theory of nationalism to this maelstrom of ideas, Miroslav Hroch has created a remarkable synthesis, integrating apparently competing frameworks into a coherent system that tracks the historical genesis of European nations through the sundry paths of the nation-forming processes of the nineteenth century. Combining a comparative perspective on nation-formation with invaluable theoretical insights, European Nations is essential for anyone who wants to understand the historical roots of Europe's current political crisis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781688346
• ISBN13: 9781781688342
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"