Bøger af Miroslav Hroch

One of the world's leading theorists of nationalism offers a new synthesisIn the history of modern political thought, no topics have attracted as much attention as nationalism, nation-formation, and patriotism. A mass of literature has grown around these vexed issues, muddying the waters, and a level-headed clarification is long overdue.Rather than adding another theory of nationalism to this maelstrom of ideas, Miroslav Hroch has created a remarkable synthesis, integrating apparently competing frameworks into a coherent system that tracks the historical genesis of European nations through the sundry paths of the nation-forming processes of the nineteenth century. Combining a comparative perspective on nation-formation with invaluable theoretical insights, European Nations is essential for anyone who wants to understand the historical roots of Europe's current political crisis.

A selection of articles with two themes such as: the process of nation formation during 19th century, especially in the case of 'smaller' European nations, and social and political aspects of the transition from a pre-modern, feudal and traditional society to a modern capitalist one and the uneven pace of this change in West and East of Europe.

Offers historical and political background to the profusion of nationalist movements in Eastern Europe. This book demonstrates empirically the concept of a three-stage process of nationalist mobilization. It shows how the character of a state's nationalism is shaped by the timing of each of these phases in relation to other social transformations.