Jan Záhořík is Associate Professor of Modern History, currently at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He was a visiting professor at the University of Pavia, and closely collaborates with Jimma University in Ethiopia. His research focuses on the modern history and politics of the Horn of Africa, and conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Antonio Morone is Associate Professor of Contemporary African History at the University of Pavia in Italy. Having previously been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Tripoli, Libya, and at the University of La Manouba, Tunisia, Antonio now teaches colonial and postcolonial history, as well as the history of the Mediterranean and Eastern Africa.

• 1. Introduction; Jan Záhořík & Antonio Morone.- 2. Swedish and Norwegian Nationalism among Lutheran Missionaries in Early Twentieth-century KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Lars Berge.- 3. Antoun Saadeh and the Concept of the Syrian Nation; Ákos Ferwanger.- 4. On the Shores of Phoenicia: Phoenicianism, Political Maronitism, and Christian Nationalism in Lebanon; Francesco Mazzucotelli.- 5. Nationalism without Nation: Sudanese Decolonisation and its Aftermath; Moritz Mihatsch.- 6. Multiple Layers of Competing Nationalisms in Contemporary Ethiopia; Jan Záhořík.- 7. Comparing the Somali and Libyan Transition towards Independence: The Struggle between New and Former Elites; Antonio Morone.- 8. Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Birth of Mexican Nationalism: Reflection on Religious Symbols of the Mexican Nation; Radoslav Hlúšek.- 9. Japanese Nationalism: Ugly, Increasing and Official Government Policy; Axel Berkofsky.- Conclusion; Jan Záhořík & Antonio Morone.