The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs Biting and timeless reflections on patriotism prejudice and power from the man who wrote about his nation better than anyone. Penguin Modern. fifty new books celebrati... Lees meer.

Liberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters. The rise of the new far right has left the world grappling with a profound misunderstanding. While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro... Lees meer.

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. This text analyses nationalism in Europe from the French Revolution to the Second World War. Drawing on a wide... Lees meer.

This is an innovative and interdisciplinary introduction to the study of nationalism. The author uses paired chapters first to present the work of key authors in relation to each of a set of key themes - primordialism modernism power and culture - and then critically... Lees meer.

Discusses the resurgence of the East and the challenge it poses to Western supremacy calling for a future beyond nationalism based instead on cooperation and racial tolerance. Tagore was a fierce opponent of British rule in India. In this work he discusses the res... Lees meer.

This book sheds light on how Hizbullah has transformed religious rituals and supernatural narratives in order to mobilize the Shi a community.... Lees meer.

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IN Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak has distinguished herself as one of the foremost scholars of contemporary literary and postcolonial theory and feminist thought. Known for her translation of Derrida s On Grammatology and her groundbreaking essay Can the Subaltern Speak... Lees meer.

Contributors including C. Ernest Dawn Mahmoud Haddad Reeva Simon and Beth Baron provide a broad survey of the Arab world at the turn of the century permitting a comparison of developments in a variety of settings from Syria and Egypt to the Hijaz Libya and Iraq.... Lees meer.

The rise of the new far right has left the world grappling with a profound misunderstanding. While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro the true peril lies elsewhere. Defeating these people will not st... Lees meer.

This updated edition of Ernest Gellner s classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades. As pertinent today as it was when it was first published in... Lees meer.

Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm s widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism. Events in the late twentieth century in Eastern Europe and the Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationali... Lees meer.

An insightful and enlightening collection of Eric Hobsbawm s writing on the subject of nationalism. In the last two decades the uses of the term nationalism has increased steeply with the rising tide of nationalist parties. In this collection of historian Eric Hobsb... Lees meer.

Like a great dynasty that falls to ruin and is eventually remembered more for its faults than its feats Arab nationalism is remembered mostly for its humiliating rout in the 1967 Six Day War for inter-Arab divisions and for words and actions distinguished by their me... Lees meer.

Published in 1945 Nationalism and After was a best-selling classic in its own time which sparked intense debate when it first appeared and has continued to do so ever since. In this timely reissue of Carr s classic work on nationalism Michael Cox brilliantly unravel... Lees meer.