The State of the Nation: Ernest Gellner and the Theory of Nationalism

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John A. Hall
Cambridge University Press, Nov 26, 1998 - Political Science - 317 pages
Nationalism is one of the major social and political issues of modern times, and a subject of intense intellectual debate. The most important and influential theory of nationalism is that of Ernest Gellner (1925 1995). This volume assesses every aspect of that theory, bringing together an exceptional set of scholars to explain, criticise and move beyond Gellner's work. In doing so the book establishes the state-of-play within the theory of nationalism, and will be of wide interest to students and scholars of political and social theory, history, sociology and anthropology.

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About the author (1998)

John A. Hall is the James McGill Professor of Comparative Historical Sociology at McGill University. He is the author of "Powers and Liberties, Liberalism, International Orders," and "Ernest Gellner," and the coauthor of "Is America Breaking Apart?" (Princeton).

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