Nations and Nationalism in a Global Era

Nations and Nationalism in a Global Era
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9780745668550
ISBN-13 : 0745668550
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Book Synopsis Nations and Nationalism in a Global Era by : Anthony Smith

Download or read book Nations and Nationalism in a Global Era written by Anthony Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of transnational economics and mass communications, ethnic conflict and nationalism have recently re-emerged as major political forces. Is this due to the advance of modernity? Will a global culture supersede nationalism? In fact, the revolution of modernity has revitalized ethnic memories and communities, as people look for stability and meaning in an age of unprecedented change and return to their ethnic heritages. Ethnic nationalism challenges, but also reinforces the national state. By comparison, supra-national ideals seem vague and pale, and the dream of a cosmopolitan global culture is utopian. For all its shortcomings, Anthony Smith argues, the nation and its nationalism is likely to remain the only realistic and widespread popular ideal of community.


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