Faces of Nationalism by Tom Nairn

Faces of Nationalism by Tom Nairn

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This work posits that nation-building movements from 1750 to 1990 have saved the world from imperial barbarism. Contrary to many gloomy prognoses following the Soviet and Yugoslav collapses, Nairn claims that the chaos feared by so many observers is neither endless nor one-sidedly destructive.

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Faces of Nationalism by Tom Nairn

This work posits that nation-building movements from 1750 to 1990 have saved the world from imperial barbarism. Contrary to many gloomy prognoses following the Soviet and Yugoslav collapses, Nairn claims that the chaos feared by so many observers is neither endless nor one-sidedly destructive.
Tom Nairn was born in Fife in 1932. A leading figure in the post-war New Left, he is generally acknowledged as the most influential Scottish intellectual of his generation. His other books include The Left Against Europe? and The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy.
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ISBN 13 9781859841945
ISBN 10 1859841945
Title Faces of Nationalism
Author Tom Nairn
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Verso Books
Year published 1998-02-17
Number of pages 260
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