Desde la importancia del papel jugado por la música en la Revolución francesa hasta la "Séptima sinfonía" de Shostakovich, la música clásica y el nacionalismo han mantenido a lo largo de la historia una...
How and why do listeners come over time to âfeel the nationâ through particular musical works? This book develops a comparative analysis of the relationship between western art music, nations and nationalism. It explore...
This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity. Major new work by a leading historical sociologist Challenges the prevailing idea of nationalism as a product of modernity Demonstrates that...
For the last two centuries, nationalism has been a central feature of society and politics. Few ideologies can match its power and resonance, and no other political movement and symbolic language has such worldwide appeal and resilience. But nationalism...
The first major study in over three decades to explore the essential arguments of all the major theoretical interpretations of nationalism, from the modernist approaches of Gellner, Nairn, Breuilly, Giddens and Hobsbawm to the alternative paradigms of...
The revolution of modernity has stirred up ethnic memories and communities, as people look for stability and meaning in an age of unprecedented change. This book argues that the nation and its nationalism is likely to remain the only realistic and widespr...
This book is an excellent, comprehensive account of the ways in which nations and nationhood have evolved over time. Successful in hardback, it is now available in paperback for a student audience.