Title: Nationalism and modernism : a critical survey of recent theories of nations and nationalism /
Authors: Smith, Anthony D.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Nationalism
Abstract: Smith has produced a thorough and comprehensive survey of the diverse theories of nationalism against the backdrop of debates about modernity. In an accessible style he traces the changing view of this hotly discussed topic within the current arena.
Contents: Introduction: The modernist paradigm. 1. The rise of classical modernism -- Pt. I. Varieties of modernism. 2. The culture of industrialism. 3. Capitalism and nationalism. 4. State and nation. 5. Political messianism. 6. Invention and imagination -- Pt. II. Critics and alternatives. 7. Primordialism and perennialism. 8. Ethno-symbolism. 9. Beyond modernism? -- Conclusion: problems, paradigms and prospects.