{"product_id":"european-nations-isbn-9781781688335","title":"European Nations","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the world’s leading theorists of nationalism offers a new synthesis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the history of modern political thought, no topics have attracted as much attention as nationalism, nation-formation, and patriotism. A mass of literature has grown around these vexed issues, muddying the waters, and a level-headed clarification is long overdue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than adding another theory of nationalism to this maelstrom of ideas, Miroslav Hroch has created a remarkable synthesis, integrating apparently competing frameworks into a coherent system that tracks the historical genesis of European nations through the sundry paths of the nation-forming processes of the nineteenth century. Combining a comparative perspective on nation-formation with invaluable theoretical insights, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Nations\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for anyone who wants to understand the historical roots of Europe’s current political crisis.“This is a rare example of a successful, rigorous comparative history.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eEnglish Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Hroch’s work remains impressive for the sweep of the comparative discussion and significant for what he uncovers about the dynamics of emergent national movements by analysing the similarities as well as differences among them.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “He offers a masterly survey of the various theoretical approaches to nation formation, also paying attention to major works that are generally ignored in Western literature … An outstanding achievement, providing the best introduction to date of the processes of nation formation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eArchiv für Sozialgeschichte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Hroch’s work has now influenced several generations of scholars interested in many different parts of the world … [they] have generalized Hroch’s insights to other parts of the world. Nothing more persuasively demonstrates the usefulness of a scholarly idea than its applicability to unforeseen circumstances.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNationalities Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Carefully reconstructing the social backgrounds of the patriots who joined clubs and societies, subscribed to the first newspapers, and gave money to the cause, Hroch provided the first empirical sociology for nationalist movements. His conception of nation formation was both materialist—economic, social, and cultural factors coming together to create a larger space of social communication—and subjective—the formation of a ‘memory’ of some common past, treated as ‘destiny’ of the group.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ronald Grigor Suny,\u003ci\u003eSlavic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiroslav Hroch\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emeritus Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the Charles University in Prague. He has written several books on modern nationalism and nation formation, including \u003ci\u003eSocial Preconditions of National Revival in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the National Interest: Demands and Goals of European National Movements of the Nineteenth Century: A Comparative Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302420599013,"sku":"NP9781781688335","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781688335.jpg?v=1767726406","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/european-nations-isbn-9781781688335","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}