{"product_id":"ethnosymbolism-and-nationalism-a-cultural-approach-9780415497954","title":"Ethnosymbolism and Nationalism A Cultural","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony D. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics, and is considered one of the founders of the interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies. Anthony Smith has developed an approach to the study of nations and nationalism called ethno-symbolism, which is concerned with the nature of ethnic groups and nations, and the need to consider their symbolic dimensions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text provides a concise statement of an ethno-symbolic approach to the study of nations and nationalism and at the same time, embodies a general statement of Anthony Smith's contribution to this approach and its application to the central issues of nations and nationalism. The text:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esets out the theoretical background of the emergence of ethno-symbolism in a sustained and systematic argument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexplains its analysis of the formation of nations, their persistence and change and the role of nationalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edemonstrates that an e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'For more than four decades Anthony Smith has been intensely and productively investigating the nature, wellsprings, and ramifications of nationalism. This excellent and concise distillation of his principal findings and conclusions will prove of immense value to anyone interested in this most consequential phenomenon.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalker Connor, Middlebury College, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Written with the clarity, sensitivity, and analytical nuance that have become hallmarks of Anthony Smith's scholarship, this book presents a masterful distillation of the ethno-symbolist interpretation of nationalism--a school of thought that counts the author as its most influential founding father. In crisp and succinct prose, it presents a fair and balanced overview of the theoretical thrust-and-parry in the field of nationalism studies, while articulating a compelling defense of the ethno-symbolist approach against the attacks of its critics.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAviel Roshwald, Professor of History, Georgetown University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Anthony Smith has provided us with a conceptually powerful, clearly written statement of his life’s work devoted to the study of nationalism. By doing so, we have a compelling clarification of the nation as a historical community of culture. Thus, to view this book as merely a concise statement of the ethno-symbolic approach to the study of nations and nationalism is to fail to appreciate its significance; rather, it is a most convincing analysis of these crucially important phenomena—a book that must be read by all those who wish to understand these powerful factors that have shaped and are shaping our destiny.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteven Grosby, Professor of Religion, Clemson University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'For more than four decades Anthony Smith has been intensely and productively investigating the nature, wellsprings, and ramifications of nationalism. This excellent and concise distillation of his principal findings and conclusions will prove of immense value to anyone interested in this most consequential phenomenon.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalker Connor, Middlebury College, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Written with the clarity, sensitivity, and analytical nuance that have become hallmarks of Anthony Smith's scholarship, this book presents a masterful distillation of the ethno-symbolist interpretation of nationalism--a school of thought that counts the author as its most influential founding father. In crisp and succinct prose, it presents a fair and balanced overview of the theoretical thrust-and-parry in the field of nationalism studies, while articulating a compelling defense of the ethno-symbolist approach against the attacks of its critics.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAviel Roshwald, Professor of History, Georgetown University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Anthony Smith has provided us with a conceptually powerful, clearly written statement of his life’s work devoted to the study of nationalism. By doing so, we have a compelling clarification of the nation as a historical community of culture. Thus, to view this book as merely a concise statement of the ethno-symbolic approach to the study of nations and nationalism is to fail to appreciate its significance; rather, it is a most convincing analysis of these crucially important phenomena—a book that must be read by all those who wish to understand these powerful factors that have shaped and are shaping our destiny.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteven Grosby, Professor of Religion, Clemson University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction l. Perennialism and Modernism 2. Basic Themes of Ethno-Symbolism 3. The Formation of Nations 4. The Role of Nationalism 5. Persistence and Transformation of Nations 6. Pro et Contra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402130006359,"sku":"9780415497954","price":142.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethnosymbolism-and-nationalism-a-cultural-approach-9780415497954","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}