Nationalism Critical Concepts 5 Vols

This multi-volume collection of articles and chapters is the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide yet published on the subject of nationalism. It brings together in a compact format the major texts on nationalism, many of which are gathered from specialist and inaccessible journals. Beginning with classic texts from Weber and concluding with contributions by postmodernists, this set provides students and scholars with an overview of the most important debates and lines of enquiry. The following areas are covered: concepts and definitions primordialism and perennialism modernism and post-modernism nationalism in Europe nationalism in Africa and Asia nationalism in the Americas and Australasia nationalism and culture feminism and nationalism nationalism and politics transcending the nation A general introduction outlines the main theoretical approaches and section introductions comment on the specific selections. There is also an extensive new index.