Nations and Nationalism since 1780
Programme, Myth, Reality

Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism.

E. J. Hobsbawm (Author)

9781107604629, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 March 2012

212 pages
21.5 x 13.8 x 1 cm, 0.3 kg

'… never fails, great historian that he is, to supply the essential absorbing material.' Michael Foot, The Guardian

Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism. Events in the late twentieth century in Eastern Europe and the Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationalism in the history of the political evolution and upheaval. This second edition has been updated in light of those events, with a final chapter addressing the impact of the dramatic changes that have taken place. Also included are additional maps to illustrate nationalities, languages and political divisions across Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Preface
Introduction
1. The nation as novelty: from revolution to liberalism
2. Popular proto-nationalism
3. The government perspective
4. The transformation of nationalism, 1870–1918
5. The apogee of nationalism, 1918–1950
6. Nationalism in the late twentieth century.

Subject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], European history [HBJD]