European Nations and Nationalism

Louk Hagendoorn, György Csepeli, Russell Farnen

• Contents: European nations and nationalism: an introductory analysis, Louk Hagendoorn and José Pepels; Britain: a history of four nations, Marco Cinnirella; France: the archetype of a nation-state, John Crowley; Belgium: diversity in unity, Hans De Witte and Georgi Verbeeck; The Netherlands: a pillarized nation, Renze Portengen; Sweden: uncontested national independence, Charles Westin; Spain: a product of incomplete nation-building, José Alvarez Junco; Germany: the ambiguous nation, Armin Nassehi; Italy: an imperfect nation, Pierangelo Peri; Poland: the Christ of nations, Aleksandra Jasinska-Kania; The Czech Republic: an old nation's late-born state, Zdenka Pechacova and Vlastimil Cerny; Slovakia: national consciousness from denied autonomy, Darina Malová and Paul Mego; Hungary: state of a nation obsessed by threatened extinction, György Csepeli and Antal Örkény; Romania: a Latin nation among the Slavs, Aurora Liiceanu; Ukraine: a newly independent state, Iryna Bekeshkina; The Russian Federation: a nation of nationalities sharing a divine mission, Nadya V. Djintcharadze, Svetlana S. Litvinova, Viatcheslav V. Riazantsev and Sergei V. Tumanov; European nations and nationalism: summary comments and conclusions, Russell F. Farnen; Indices.

’...this should prove to be a very useful volume...Students of nationalism should find this book of particular interest.’ Professor Michael Billig, Loughborough University, UK ’...provide(s) much information from different historical, social and political contexts in which nationalism has survived and flourished in Europe...the book made me realize the great diversity on which the European nation-state structures are laid...’ The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest ’...a veritable compendium...surpasses similar published works...an invaluable top shelf graduate textbook.’ Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 'This volume undoubtedly presents a rich array of useful data and insightful observations, and, not the least because of an excellent index, commends itself to the contemporary historian as a sort of compendium.' Journal of European Integration History