Nationalism

Anthony D. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics.

• Preface viiIntroduction 11 Concepts 5The Meanings of Nationalism 5Definitions 92 Ideologies 24Fundamental Ideals 27Core Concepts 31Nationalism as Culture and Religion 36Voluntarism and Organicism 39‘Ethnic’ and ‘Civic’ Nationalisms 423 Paradigms 47Modernism 49Perennialism 53Primordialism 55Ethno-symbolism 60Conclusion 634 Theories 66Ideology and Industrialism 66Reason and Emotion 72Politics and Culture 77Elites and Everyday Nationalism 82Construction and Reinterpretation 85Conclusion 935 Histories 95‘Great Nations’, Small Ethnies 96Nations Before Nationalism 100Nations in Antiquity? 110Nations in History: An Alternative View 115Conclusion 1256 Prospects 129Proliferating Nationalism 129The Demise of the Nation-state? 132Hybrid Identities? 136The Dissolution of Nationalism? 139The Consumer Society 141Global Culture? 143Internationalizing Nationalism 146Uneven Ethno-histories 150Sacred Foundations 153Conclusion 157Notes 159Appendix 172References 177Index 197

"All who are interested in the study of nationalism are most fortunate to have available this masterly, updated distillation of Anthony Smith's four decades of intensive scholarship on the topic. It is concise and yet treats all of nationalism's key aspects, including its wellsprings and historical evolution. Students are certain to benefit from its clarity and from its critical, sweeping review of the literature."Walker Connor, Middlebury College, Vermont "This is a very accessible and engaging introduction to the major debates on the study of nationalism. It also manages to say something new and offers many insights into the complex phenomenon that is nationalism. Readers will find the definitions of concepts very helpful."Gerard Delanty, University of Sussex