The Cultural Foundations of Nations [[electronic resource] ] : Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic
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| Autore: |
Smith Anthony D
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| Titolo: |
The Cultural Foundations of Nations [[electronic resource] ] : Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic
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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 170 |
| 320.1 | |
| 909 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethics |
| Nationalism | |
| Paradox | |
| State, The | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Cultural Foundations of Nations |
| ISBN: | 1-4051-8219-9 |
| 978-6-610-93275-7 | |
| 978-6-612-34207-3 | |
| 1-282-34207-X | |
| 0-470-69661-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782422903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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