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Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. [1] [2] As a movement, it presupposes the existence [3] and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, [4] especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining its sovereignty (self-governance) over its perceived homeland to create a ...
For Gellner, nationalism was a sociological condition [5] and a likely but not guaranteed (he noted exceptions in multilingual states like Switzerland, Belgium and Canada [2]) result of modernisation, the transition from agrarian to industrial society. [1] [2] His theory focused on the political and cultural aspects of that transition. [1]
Racial nationalism is an ideology that advocates a racial definition of national identity. Racial nationalism seeks to preserve a given race through policies such as banning race mixing and the immigration of other races. Its ideas tend to be in direct conflict with those of anti-racism and multiculturalism.
Renan concludes that nationhood is not an eternal concept, but changes over time. "A European confederation will probably replace the nations of today". At the current time, however, the existence of separate nations serves to guarantee liberty, in a way which would be lost if the whole world served under one law and one master.
Nations and Nationalism is an influential 1983 book by the philosopher Ernest Gellner, in which the author expands on his theory of nationalism. [1]O'Leary describes the book as "Gellner's most elaborate statement on the subject (of nationalism); because it is largely an expansion of the themes first sketched in Thought and Change.... he never repudiated any of the core propositions advanced ...
Nationalism studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of nationalism and related issues. While nationalism has been the subject of scholarly discussion since at least the late eighteenth century, it is only since the early 1990s that it has received enough attention for a distinct field to emerge. [1]
Anthony D. Smith was born in London, into a Jewish family.His father was a British businessman, and his mother, Harriet, came from Wiesbaden.His family had roots in Poland for centuries, but during the Holocaust, 80 of their relatives lost their lives.
The Idea of Nationalism: A Study in Its Origins and Background is a 1944 book written by American philosopher Hans Kohn, one of the first modern writers about nationalism. [1] It is considered a classic text in political science. [2] In 2005, it was republished as a paperback with a foreword by Craig Calhoun. [2]