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THE THEORY THAT NATIONALISM IS A RESPONSE TO THE UNEVEN GEOGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM OR INDUSTRIALIZATION IS CRITICIZED, PARTLY ON GROUNDS OF FACTUAL ADEQUACY & CONCEPTUAL LOOSENESS, BUT PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE THEORY CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF THE MAIN ASPECTS OF NATIONALISM.

A NUMBER OF WRITERS HAVE ARGUED THAT NATIONALISM IS ESSENTIALLY A RESPONSE TO UNEVEN GEOGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM OR INDUSTRIALISM. IN THIS PART OF THE PAPER THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS CONFRONTING A THEORY OF NATIONALISM ARE OUTLINED AND THE ORIGINS OF THIS PARTICULAR THEORY IN 20TH CENTURY MARXIST THOUGHT ARE EXAMINED.