The Cultural Foundations of Nations: Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic

by Anthony D. Smith

This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Social Science, Politics, Anthropology

262 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2008

About the author

Anthony D. Smith was Professor Emeritus of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics, and is considered one of the founders of the interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies. His best-known contributions to the field are the distinction between 'civic' and 'ethnic' types of nations and nationalism, and the idea that all nations have dominant 'ethnic cores'. While Smith agreed with other authors that nationalism is a modern phenomenon, he insisted that nations have pre-modern origins.

Reviews

[Nicola Terlizzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

libro molto importante, dimostra come la nazione sia qualcosa di molto più duraturo e profondo di quanto si pensi e che per ancora molto tempo, probabilmente, rimarrà il modo principale attraverso cui una collettività si organizza.

[Yevgeniya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Booring