LEADER 02516nam 22006013u 450 001 9910782422903321 005 20230120093926.0 010 $a1-4051-8219-9 010 $a978-6-610-93275-7 010 $a978-6-612-34207-3 010 $a1-282-34207-X 010 $a0-470-69661-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687424 035 $a(EBL)306529 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC306529 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7104559 035 $a(PPN)24225120X 035 $a(OCoLC)232611529 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687424 100 $a20140217d2008|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe Cultural Foundations of Nations$b[electronic resource] $eHierarchy, Covenant, and Republic 210 $aHoboken $cWiley$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-7798-5 311 $a1-4051-7799-3 327 $aThe 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 330 $aThis 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 606 $aEthics 606 $aEthics 606 $aNationalism 606 $aParadox 606 $aParadox 606 $aState, The 615 4$aEthics. 615 4$aEthics. 615 4$aNationalism. 615 4$aParadox. 615 4$aParadox. 615 4$aState, The. 676 $a170 676 $a320.1 676 $a909 700 $aSmith$b Anthony D$0288893 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782422903321 996 $aThe Cultural Foundations of Nations$93850096 997 $aUNINA