{"product_id":"nations-and-nationalism-since-1780-programme-myth-reality-canto","title":"Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality (Canto)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hobsbawm, E. J.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 29-10-1992\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\n\n\nEric Hobsbawm's brilliant enquiry into the question of nationalism won further acclaim for his 'colossal stature … his incontrovertible excellence as an historian, and his authoritative and highly readable prose'. Recent events in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationalism in the history of political evolution and upheaval. This second edition has been updated in the light of those events, with a final chapter addressing the impact of the dramatic changes that have taken place. It also includes additional maps to illustrate nationalities, languages and political divisions across Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.\n\n\nReview\n\n\n\"...Hobsbawm's deft demystifications will provoke debate and provide good reading. Again.\" Eugen Weber, University of California at Los Angeles, Critical Review\n\n\"...a brilliant exploration into the shifting, evolving role of nations and nationalism in modern history, most importantly in Europe.\" Kirkus Reviews\n\n\"Appearing just when reform in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union is being threatened by emergent nationalism, Eric Hobsbawm's inquiry is particularly timely...succinct and masterly.\" Roy Porter, New Statesman and Society\n\n\"Hobsbawm, a grand master of comparative historical sociology, commands attention by his name alone. But this superb essay adds further luster to a reputation which really needs no further polish; he offers a lucid and succinct overview of the changing meanings of the idea of nationalism, and its impact upon the political world....The book sparkles with captivating insights about the intinerary of nation and state since 1780.\" The Review of Politics\n\n\"...a fascinating account of the history of nationalism and the modern nation.\" Gyorgy Csepeli, Nationalities Papers\n\n\nBook Description\n\n\nThis updated and revised edition of Eric Hobsbawm's acclaimed analysis of the problems of nations and nationalism takes account of the most recent events in Eastern Europe and the Soviet republics.\n\n\nSynopsis \n\n\nEric Hobsbawm's brilliant enquiry into the question of nationalism won further acclaim for his 'colossal stature ...his incontrovertible excellence as an historian, and his authoritative and highly readable prose'. Recent events in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationalism in the history of political evolution and upheaval. This second edition has been updated in the light of those events, with a final chapter addressing the impact of the dramatic changes that have taken place. It also includes additional maps to illustrate nationalities, languages and political divisions across Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521439619\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedLikeNew\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39579351941272,"sku":"JP-VE2W-I8GP","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/products\/515BMZ1V0BL.jpg?v=1617367540","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/nations-and-nationalism-since-1780-programme-myth-reality-canto","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}