Nationalism

by Ernest Gellner

Book Overview

A defining force in world history, nationalism remains an inescapable feature of a modern condition. It has underpinned the emergence of many states, and the conflict it has often generated has caused enormous suffering, both directly and indirectly. Nationalism remains a powerful influence today; in the former Yugoslavia and the successor states of the Soviet Union it has instigated great violence and attrocity. In this incisive and provocative book,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814731139
• ISBN13: 9780814731130
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.1"