{"product_id":"the-ethnic-origins-of-nations-isbn-9780631161691","title":"The Ethnic Origins of Nations","description":"This book is an excellent, comprehensive account of the ways in which nations and nationhood have evolved over time. Successful in hardback, it is now available in paperback for a student audience.  Preface. \u003cp\u003eNote to Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Are Nations Modern?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Modernists' and 'Primordialists'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthnie,\u003c\/i\u003e Myths and Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Durability of Ethnic Communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Ethnic Communities in Pre-Modern Eras:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Foundations of Ethnic Community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dimensions of \u003ci\u003eEthnie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Bases of Ethnic Formation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure and persistence of \u003ci\u003eEthnie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eEthnie\u003c\/i\u003e and Ethnicism in History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniqueness and Exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnic Resistance and Renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal Threat and Ethnic Response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Types of Ethnic \u003ci\u003eMythomoteur.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Class and \u003ci\u003eEthnie\u003c\/i\u003e in Agrarian Societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilitary Mobilization and Ethnic Consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Types of \u003ci\u003eEthnie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnic Polities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Ethnic Survival and Dissolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocation and Sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemographic and Cultural Continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissolution of \u003ci\u003eEthnie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnic Survival.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnic Socialization and Religious Renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: \u003ci\u003eEthnie\u003c\/i\u003e and Nations in the Modern Era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Formation of Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestern Revolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerritorial and Ethnic Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNation-Formation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ethnic Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnic Solidarity or Political Citizenship?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. From \u003ci\u003eEthnie\u003c\/i\u003e to Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoliticization of \u003ci\u003eEthnie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Priesthood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutarchy and Territorialization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobilization and Inclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Legends and Landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNostalgia and Posterity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sense of 'The Past'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRomantic Nationalism as an 'Historical Drama'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoetic Spaces: The Uses of Landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGolden Ages: The Uses of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyths and Nation-Building.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Genealogy of Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParmenideans and Heraclitans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'Antiquity' of Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscending Ethnicity?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA World of Small Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnic Mobilization and Global Security.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"The scope of Smith's work is breathtaking ... Part I is in some respects the most original part of the book; to my knowledge there is no comparable survey.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Ethnic History\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Unquestionably an important contribution to the literature on nationalism ... this is a thoughtful, insightful investigation into the roots and strengths of ethnonational identity. ... I recommend it unhesitatingly to all students of nationalism.\" \u003ci\u003eWalker Connor, Trinity College, Hartford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA well-researched, perceptive study of an important subject. It discusses comprehensively ethnic communities in pre-modern eras and ethnic and nations in modern ones. In addition to being based on solid facts, it is methodologically sound and conceptually provocative ... no political scientist, historian or sociologist can do without it.\" \u003ci\u003eA. Jacob M. Landau, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Smith's depth of learning is awe-inspiring, and this work deserves a prominent place wherever nationalism is discussed.\" \u003ci\u003eMichael Levin, Ethnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAnthony David Stephen Smith was a British historical sociologist who, at the time of his death, was Professor Emeritus of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics. He is considered one of the founders of the interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies.  This book is an excellent, comprehensive account of the ways in which nations and nationhood have evolved over time. Successful in hardback, it is now available in paperback for a student audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990222586085,"sku":"NP9780631161691","price":55.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631161691.jpg?v=1761786967","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-ethnic-origins-of-nations-isbn-9780631161691","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}