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Nations and nationalism / Ernest Gellner ; introduction by John Breuilly.

By: Series: New perspectives on the pastPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 152 pISBN:
  • 9781405134422
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Contents:
Definitions. State and nation. The Nation -- Culture in agrarian society. Power and culture in the agro-literature society. The varieties of agrarian rulers -- Industrial society. The society of perpetual growth. Social genetics. The age of universal high culture -- The transition to an age of nationalism. A note on the weakness of nationalism. Wild and garden culture -- What is a nation. The course of true nationalism never did run smooth -- Social entropy and equality in industrial society. Obstacles to entropy. Fissures and barriers. A diversity of focus -- A typology of nationalisms. The varieties of nationalist experience. Diaspora nationalism -- The future of nationalism. Industrial culture - one or many? -- Nationalism and ideology. Who is for Nuremberg? One nation, one state.
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Manila Tytana Colleges Library CIRCULATION SECTION CIR JC 311 G45 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 019055
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Definitions. State and nation. The Nation -- Culture in agrarian society. Power and culture in the agro-literature society. The varieties of agrarian rulers -- Industrial society. The society of perpetual growth. Social genetics. The age of universal high culture -- The transition to an age of nationalism. A note on the weakness of nationalism. Wild and garden culture -- What is a nation. The course of true nationalism never did run smooth -- Social entropy and equality in industrial society. Obstacles to entropy. Fissures and barriers. A diversity of focus -- A typology of nationalisms. The varieties of nationalist experience. Diaspora nationalism -- The future of nationalism. Industrial culture - one or many? -- Nationalism and ideology. Who is for Nuremberg? One nation, one state.

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