{"product_id":"really-existing-nationalisms-isbn-9781786634788","title":"Really Existing Nationalisms","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn impressive re-examination of the theories of Marx and Engels on nationalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReally Existing Nationalisms\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the conventional view that Marx and Engels lacked the theoretical resources needed to understand nationalism. It argues that the two thinkers had a sophisticated insight into the subject, and that the reasoning behind their policy towards specific national movements was often subtle and sensitive to the ethical issues at stake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eErica Benner identifies arguments in Marx and Engels’ writings that can help us to think more clearly about national identity and conflict today.\u003c\/p\u003e“In addition to being the  single most important contribution to Marx studies in recent years, this  is also a clarion call for a realist theory of ‘nationalism as  politics.’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mike Davis, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brave, avowedly revisionist appraisal of what Marx and Engels themselves had to say in this field.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A  formidable and academically vigorous book in which, literally, no page  of Marx’s and Engel’s voluminous literary legacies remain unturned.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Aleksandras Shtromas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Benner\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow in Political Philosophy at Yale University. She is the author of numerous books, most recently \u003ci\u003eBe Like the Fox: Conversations with Machiavelli\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304708919525,"sku":"NP9781786634788","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781786634788.jpg?v=1767735480","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/really-existing-nationalisms-isbn-9781786634788","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}