Groundbreaking analysis of nationhood and identity for a deeper understanding of contemporary societies
Explores the historical roots of nationalism and its evolution from the founding of the Americas to modern times
Connects historical debates to current issues of identity and imperialism for relevance today
Engaging narrative style makes complex ideas accessible to a wide audience
Summarized by Shop
What are the imagined communities that compel men to kill or to die for an idea of a nation? This notion of nationhood had its origins in the founding of the Americas, but was then adopted and transformed by populist movements in nineteenth-century Europe. It became the rallying cry for anti-Imperialism as well as the abiding explanation
