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The Cultural Foundations of Nations: Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic

ISBN: 978-1-4051-7799-3
Hardcover
264 pages
March 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity.
  • Major new work by a leading historical sociologist
  • Challenges the prevailing idea of nationalism as a product of modernity
  • Demonstrates that different political forms of community and collective identity from pre-modern times have contributed to the formation and character of nations
  • Analyzes the chronology and nature of nations, from the ancient world, to the European Middle Ages, the early modern, and the modern eras
  • Discusses alternative destinies facing modern nations today
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