Nationalism

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Series editor's preface; Timeline; Introduction; Notes; Chapter 1: Nationalism: strengths and contradictions, truths and lies; The lie of the nation; The lie of the land; Forked tongues; Rags on dungheaps; En-chant-ed by the nation; History yoked; Notes; Chapter 2: Nationalism before nations; nations before nationalism; The eternal nation?; England for ever; Eternal France; The Croat Adam; Eternity questioned; The multicultural empire: Rome; The multicultural empire: China; Other empires

Why do many of us swell with pride at the sound of the national anthem or sight of the national flag? Why do we use our nationalities to describe who we are? Why do politicians claim to stand for ?national values? above all else?In his new critical study of nationalism, R.J.B. Bosworth explores the origins and purpose of the division of human kind into national groupings. The book explores the history of nationalism, arguing that the present is seeing a dangerous growth of what might be called 'national fundamentalism'. Bosworth suggests that nations work best when they possess the ability t