Nationalism: A Short History

by Liah Greenfeld

Book Overview

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"We need a nation," declared a certain Phillippe Grouvelle in the revolutionary year of 1789, "and the Nation will be born."--from Nationalism

Nationalism, often the scourge, always the basis of modern world politics, is spreading. In a way, all nations are willed into being. But a simple declaration, such as Grouvelle's, is not enough. As historian Liah Greenfeld shows in her new book, a sense of nation--nationalism--is the product...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815737017
• ISBN13: 9780815737018
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"