An Analysis of Ernest Gellner's Nations and Nationalism

ISBN-13: 9781912302574 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 108 str.

Stahl, Dale

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Dr Dale Stahl holds a doctorate in History from Columbia University. He currently teaches in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Denver, Colorado.