Publication

2003 - Berghahn Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

53,750 words, Guess

Page Count

215 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC320.54/094
  • LCCJC311 .L724 2003

Description

"Since its emergence in the 19th century in response to feudalism, nationalism has been a mixed blessing. Originally seen as a positive force, often enough it has resulted in warfare and persecution of minorities, so much so that, over time, it has been considered a social evil whose apparent decline has been greeted as a positive development. The author disputes this or rather, he maintains that the picture that emerges is more complex: nationalism is not disappearing but has taken on a different form. What we are experiencing is an increasing autonomy of ethnonations, i.e. nations without a state, in the wake of a weakening of the multinational states and the transfer of their sovereignty upwards, in the case of Europe to the federation of the European Union, and downwards to the "ethnonations"."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

  • Foundations of national identity: from Catalonia to EuropeBerghahn Books2003-01-01

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