States and Nations, Power and Civility: Hallsian Perspectives by Francesco Duina, ed
In: International journal / CIC, Canadian International Council: ij ; Canada's journal of global policy analysis, Band 75, Heft 1, S. 116-118
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In: International journal / CIC, Canadian International Council: ij ; Canada's journal of global policy analysis, Band 75, Heft 1, S. 116-118
In: Nations and nationalism: journal of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 283-284
ISSN: 1469-8129
In: Bustan: the Middle East book review, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 202-206
ISSN: 1878-5328
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Band 77, Heft 3, S. 828-829
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Band 145, Heft 1, S. 134-141
ISSN: 1461-7455, 0725-5136
In: Ab imperio: studies of new imperial history and nationalism in the Post-Soviet space, Band 2018, Heft 4, S. 65-74
ISSN: 2164-9731
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Band 139, Heft 1, S. 113-128
ISSN: 1461-7455, 0725-5136
General and comparative studies of empire – like those of revolution – often suffer from insufficient attention to chronology. Time expresses itself both in the form that empires occur, often in succession to each other – the Roman, the Holy Roman, the Spanish, etc. – and, equally, in an awareness that this succession links empires in a genealogical sense, as part of a family of empires. This article explores the implications of taking time seriously, so that empires are not considered simply as like 'cases' of a general phenomenon of empire but are treated as both 'the same and different'. Concentrating on the European empires since the time of Rome, the article shows the extent to which empires were conscious of each other, seeking both to imitate admired features as well as to escape from those thought less desirable. It also shows the difference between ancient and modern empires, considered not so much as different types as in the differences caused by their location in different points in historical time. Comparative studies of empire, the article concludes, must pay attention to both continuity and change, both similarity and difference.
In: Ab imperio: studies of new imperial history and nationalism in the Post-Soviet space, Band 2017, Heft 4, S. 52-63
ISSN: 2164-9731
In: British politics, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 354-360
ISSN: 1746-9198
In: Nations and nationalism: journal of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 589-608
ISSN: 1469-8129
AbstractNationalism and revolution have generally been held to go together. Many nation‐states have had their origins in revolution, from the Americans in the 18th century to a host of Third World nation‐states in the 20th century. Generally, both modern revolutions and modern nationalism have the same origins, in 18th century Enlightenment thought. But this paper argues that, despite this common origin, the principles of revolution and nationalism are divergent, and can set one against the other. Revolutions emphasise freedom and equality; nationalism emphasises integration and unification. These principles can clash, though not inevitably and not always. The paper examines the 1789 French Revolution, the 1848 revolutions and the 1917 Russian revolution. It shows that in the first two cases, revolutionary aspirations came up against and were eventually displaced by nationalist aims. In the case of 1917, revolution paradoxically, and unintentionally, institutionalised nationalism. These examples show that, though linked at some high level of modern thought, revolution and nationalism express different and at times divergent strands of modernity.
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Band 128, Heft 1, S. 72-84
ISSN: 1461-7455, 0725-5136
Gellner is mostly known for his theory of nationalism, which he saw as antithetical to the principle of the multinational, hierarchical, empire. But like his LSE colleague Elie Kedourie, Gellner was fascinated by empire. In his last, posthumously published work, Language and Solitude, Gellner returned to the region of his childhood, the former Habsburg Empire, to explore its impact on the work of Malinowski and Wittgenstein. This essay will reflect on Gellner's thoughts about empire, and the way in which he assessed their necessary disappearance – as he thought – in the modern world.
In: Nations and nationalism: journal of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 589-608
ISSN: 1354-5078
In: Comparative studies in society and history, Band 56, Heft 4, S. 815-843
ISSN: 1475-2999
AbstractAfter a period of neglect, civilization as a concept seems once more to have regained popularity among a number of historians and social scientists. Why? What is the appeal of civilization today? And might the return of civilization also herald a return to the work of Arnold Toynbee, once regarded as the towering figure of civilizational analysis? This paper considers the history of the concept of civilization, and argues for the continuing importance and relevance of Toynbee's multi-volumeA Study of Historywithin that tradition. The claim is that, whatever the weaknesses of Toynbee's general approach, the civilizational perspective he adopts allows him to cast an illuminating light on many important historical questions. Moreover his belief in the "philosophical contemporaneity" and equal value of all civilizations should make him peculiarly attractive to those many today who reject Eurocentrism and who are increasingly persuaded of the need to consider the total human experience from earliest times up to the present.
In: Journal of historical sociology, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 265-290
ISSN: 1467-6443
AbstractHistorical sociology has achieved a reasonable degree of respectability in the discipline, and there is much interesting work being produced. But a pronounced aspect of much of this work is an indifference to the question of the value of studying the past as a way to understanding the present. This article argues that, rather than trying to outdo the historians by producing "better," more theoretically sophisticated history, sociologists would better advance the case for historical sociology by showing how any particular historical study helps illuminate contemporary concerns. The article draws upon the writings of C. Wright Mills and Alexis de Tocqueville to show not just the need for historical sociology but also as indications of how this might best be done.
In: European journal of social theory, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 281-286
ISSN: 1461-7137