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Notions of Nationalism

Edited by Sukumar Periwal, Centre for the Study of Nationalism, Central European University, Prague

Introduction by Ernest Gellner

Distinguished scholars explore various perspectives of nationalism theory, analyzing and shedding light on the many differences which make it difficult to elaborate any single, overarching theory of nationalism.

1995
258 pages
ISBN 978-1-85866-021-9 cloth $51.95 / €43.95 / £29.95
ISBN 978-1-85866-022-6 paperback $21.95 / €18.95 / £13.95

 

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