Nations and nationalism /
Ernest Gellner ; introduction by John Breuilly.
- 2nd ed.
- 98 Pages : 20 cm.
- New perspectives on the past (Basil Blackwell Publisher) Cornell paperbacks. .
Ways in to the Text Who was Ernest Gellner? What does Nations and Nationlism Say? Why does Nations and Nationlism Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited
Ernest Gellner - a Jew who escaped from Czechoslovakia in 1939 after Hitler invaded - knew first-hand the catastrophic effects of excessive nationalism, and he was determined to understand the phenomenon that had shaped so much of 20th century history.