Nationalism Theory. Ideology. History - Century Frontier

Author: (English) Anthony Smith
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The Century Humanitas Series encompasses five sub-series: "The Century Library," "The Century Frontier," "Miniature Classics," "University Classics," and "Open Humanities." Each sub-series is distinct yet complementary. "Clarifying the contours of Western thought and renewing the academic tradition of China" serves as the editorial guideline for "The Century Library." The Library is divided into two major book series: the Chinese Studies Series and the Western Studies Series. The Chinese Studies Series, starting from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, comprehensively compiles academic works of modern China since the late 19th century, aiming to provide a progressive framework for reflecting on the social and spiritual conditions of contemporary China. The Western Studies Series aims to systematically translate and introduce classic texts from the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations to the present, thereby showcasing the emergence and evolution of Western thought traditions and laying a solid textual foundation for addressing core issues in modern China. In parallel, "The Century Frontier" focuses on significant academic debates and new developments in global thought since World War II, presenting recent achievements in various disciplines and the evolving dimensions of contemporary cultural trends. "Miniature Classics" collects classic works by renowned masters in concise yet distinctive forms, offering profound insights with engaging style. This book primarily discusses nationalism as an ideology, yet as a social movement and symbolic language, and comprehensively explores the connotations, variations, and origins of different forms of nationalism. By briefly outlining the concept of nationalism, reviewing major theoretical contributions and existing academic achievements in contemporary Western nationalism studies, the author thoroughly examines the theoretical, ideological, and historical dimensions of the concept of nationalism, as well as the primary explanatory paradigms in this field. Additionally, the author systematically investigates related concepts such as nation, ethnic group, national identity, ethnic identity, and the nation-state from perspectives of history, sociology, political science, international relations, and even anthropology. On this basis, the author generally explains the ethnic-symbolism nationalism theory, primarily represented by the author, as a theoretical viewpoint.