02516nam 22006013u 450 991078242290332120230120093926.01-4051-8219-9978-6-610-93275-7978-6-612-34207-31-282-34207-X0-470-69661-3(CKB)1000000000687424(EBL)306529(MiAaPQ)EBC306529(MiAaPQ)EBC7104559(PPN)24225120X(OCoLC)232611529(EXLCZ)99100000000068742420140217d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||The Cultural Foundations of Nations[electronic resource] Hierarchy, Covenant, and RepublicHoboken Wiley20081 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-7798-5 1-4051-7799-3 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; IndexThis 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 moderEthicsEthicsNationalismParadoxParadoxState, TheEthics.Ethics.Nationalism.Paradox.Paradox.State, The.170320.1909Smith Anthony D288893AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910782422903321The Cultural Foundations of Nations3850096UNINA