{"product_id":"nationstates-and-nationalisms-9780745653396","title":"NationStates and Nationalisms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite many predictions made over the last two hundred years that nation-states and nationalism are transient phenomena that will eventually fade away, the historical record and contemporary events show otherwise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is an excellent, theoretically sophisticated yet eminently readable piece of literature, stimulating reflection and causing surprise with the non-obviousness of the reader’s own deeply internalised convictions.\" (\u003ci\u003eSocial Space\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Nation-states and nationalism remain hotly contested topics. What are they and where do they come from? Malesevic's approach is both original and arresting: to stress not culture or biological descent but organization, ideology, and transformations of solidarity. This casts the debate in a novel form, and is bound to give this book a wide and attentive readership.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKrishan Kumar, University of Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Theoretically sophisticated yet eminently readable, this book provides an excellent introduction to the study of nationhood and nationalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRogers Brubaker, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Salience of Nationalism 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Group Solidarities before the Nation-State 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Birth and Expansion of Nationalisms 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Nationalist Ideologies and Violence 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Omnipotence of Triviality 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Beyond National Identity 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Future of Nationalisms 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767977640279,"sku":"9780745653396","price":21.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745653396.jpg?v=1758715763","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nationstates-and-nationalisms-9780745653396","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}