Theories of Nationalism – A Critical Introduction

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Written by a leading figure in the field of nationalism studies, this widely used and highly-acclaimed text provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the main traditional and contemporary theoretical perspectives on nationalism. The third edition has been revised and updated throughout, and includes a new chapter on the practical implications of theory on the contemporary politics of nationalism. The author situates the major theoretical approaches to nationalism within their historical context and engages critically with each one of them, showing how they can be applied to global events in the modern day. In doing so, the text exposes the limits of current discussions on nationalism, and issues a call for an expansion of the agenda of nationalism studies.
Accessible and nuanced, the new edition of Theories of Nationalism will be required reading for those studying ethnicity, nations and nationalism across the social sciences and humanities, as well as for the general reader.
Umut Özkırımlı is Professor of Political Science at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University, Sweden.