Theories of nationalism : a critical introduction

This widely-used and acclaimed text provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the main theoretical perspectives on nationalism. The fully-updated 2nd edition includes expanded coverage of recent theories and debates, more systematic critical assesment of all traditions, and boxes on key thinkers. This Overview Of Theories Of Nationalism Is Also A Summary Of Criticisms Raised Against Each Of Them. Casting Doubt On The Fundamental Assumptions Of Mainstream Analyses, It Concludes By Proposing An Analytical Framework For The Study Of Nationalism. 1. Introduction --- 2. Discourses And Debates On Nationalism --- 3. Primordialism --- 4. Modernism --- 5. Ethnosymbolism --- 6. New Approaches To Nationalism --- 7. Understanding Nationalism. Umut Özkırımlı. Previous Ed.: Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.