Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality

E. J. Hobsbawm

Cambridge University Press, Jul 28, 1991 - History - 199 pages

Few of the nations we recognize today date from before the 19th century. "Getting one's history wrong," it has been observed, "is part of being a nation." The author offers an analysis and enquiry into the question of whether nationalism, despite appearances to the contrary, has passed its peak.

About the author

ERIC J. HOBSBAWM is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Social History, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Industry and Empire and The Age of Extremes, among other books.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality; Canto original series
• Author: E. J. Hobsbawm
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991
• ISBN: 0521406781, 9780521406789
• Length: 199 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / General; History / Modern / General