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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782422903321

Autore

Smith Anthony D

Titolo

The Cultural Foundations of Nations [[electronic resource] ] : Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008

ISBN

1-4051-8219-9

978-6-610-93275-7

978-6-612-34207-3

1-282-34207-X

0-470-69661-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

170

320.1

909

Soggetti

Ethics

Nationalism

Paradox

State, The

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

The Cultural Foundations of Nations: Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; About the Book; Introduction: The Theoretical Debate; 1 The Concept and Its Varieties; 2 Ethnic and Religious Roots; 3 Community in Antiquity; 4 Hierarchical Nations; 5 Covenantal Nations; 6 Republican Nations; 7 Alternative Destinies; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 sociologistChallenges the prevailing idea of nationalism as a product of modernityDemonstrates that different political forms of community and collective identity from pre-modern times have contributed to the formation and character of nationsAnalyzes the chronology and nature of nations, from the ancient



world, to the European Middle Ages, the early modern, and the modern erasDiscusses alternative destinies facing moder