{"product_id":"nations-and-nationalism-paperback","title":"Nations and Nationalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnest Gellner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Breuilly\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeriodically, an important book emerges that makes us, through the uniqueness of its theory, perceive history as we have not seen it before. Ernest Gellner has written such a volume. Students of nationalism will have to come to grips with his interpretation of the causes for the emergence of nationalism, since he has declared that most of the previous explanations are largely mythical.\u003c\/b\u003e-- \"American Historical Review\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1983, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNations and Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e remains one of the most influential explanations of the emergence of nationalism ever written. This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's now-canonical work includes a new introductory essay from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has evolved over the past two decades, and a bibliography of important work on nationalism since 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Ernest Gellner (1925-1995) was Director of the Centre for the Study of Nationalism, part of the Central European University, in Prague. His many books included \u003ci\u003ePlough, Sword and Book: The Structure of Human History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConditions of Liberty: Civil Society and Its Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Solitude: Wittgenstein, Malinowski and the Habsburg Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e. John Breuilly is Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800-1871\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNationalism and the State\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054043586784,"sku":"9780801475009","price":64.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/keXR-CSsCj9780801475009.webp?v=1781290758","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/nations-and-nationalism-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}