This major book by one of the great political and social historians of our time is a study of the force of nationalism, a force that continues to shake our world. Reaching beyond nationalism as a doctrine, beyond the content, psychological origins, and analysis of that doctrine, the book represents and enquiry into all the important political move

This book provides a detailed, systematic, and factually reliable survey of the activities of communist parties and identifies main trends in communist affairs. It focuses on the themes of revolution, nationalism, and the communist's movement mythology.