The origins of nationalism : an alternative history from ancient Rome to early modern Germany /
"In this wide-ranging work, Caspar Hirschi offers new perspectives on the origins of nationalism and the formation of European nations. Based on extensive study of written and visual sources dating from the ancient to the early modern period, the author re-integrates the history of pre-modern E...
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| Formaat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Online toegang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=408877 |
Inhoudsopgave:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The modernist paradigm: strengths and weaknesses
- 3. Foundations of a new nationalism theory
- 4. Killing and dying for love: the common fatherland
- 5. Competing for honour: the making of nations in late medieval Europe
- 6. The nationalist transformation of borders and languages
- 7. Humanist nationalism
- 8. A German Emperor for the German people
- 9. Nation and denomination
- 10. Conclusion.