The Cambridge History of Nationhood and Nationalism
The Cambridge History of Nationhood and Nationalism
Volume 1: Patterns and Trajectories over the Longue Durée
Cathie Carmichael, University of East Anglia
Matthew D'Auria, University of East Anglia
Aviel Roshwald, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Matthew D'Auria, University of East Anglia
Aviel Roshwald, Georgetown University, Washington DC
January 2024
1. Patterns and Trajectories over the Longue Durée
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This major new reference work with contributions from an international team of scholars provides a comprehensive account of ideas and practices of nationhood and nationalism from antiquity to the present. It considers both continuities and discontinuities, engaging critically and analytically with the scholarly literature in the field. Volume I starts with a series of case studies of classical civilizations. It then explores a wide range of pivotal moments and turning points in the history of identity politics during the age of globalization, from 1500 through to the twentieth century. This overview is truly global, covering countries in East and South Asia as well as Europe and the Americas.
- Re-examines how nationhood and nationalism have evolved since ancient times
- Takes a fresh look at the origins of national identities
- Provides a truly global perspective, ranging from classical China, India and Rome to modern Europe, Asia and the Americas
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January 2024Hardback
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Table of Contents
- Part I. The Politics of Ethnicity, Nationhood and Belonging in the Settings of Classical Civilizations:
- 1. Nationality and ethnicity in the ancient near east Steven Grosby
- 2. Nationhood: Was there such a thing in antiquity? Erich S. Gruen
- 3. The holy roman empire Len Scales
- 4. Ancient China Yuri Pines
- 5. Politicized ethnicity in pre-colonial southeast Asia Michael W. Charney
- 6. 'India' before the Raj: Space and identity in south Asian history Ananya Chakravarti
- Conclusion to Part I
- Part II. Paradigm Shifts and Turning Points in the Era of Globalization (1500 to the Present):
- 7. Colonial expansion and the making of nations: The Spanish case Tamar Herzog
- 8. The reformation and national identity Gabriele Haug-Moritz
- 9. Europe's eighteenth century and the quest for the Nation's origins Matthew D'Auria
- 10. Empire, war and racial hierarchy in the making of the Atlantic revolutionary nations Malick W. Ghachem
- 11. The rise of the Charismatic nation: Romantic and Risorgimento nationalism (Europe, 1800-1914) Joep Leerssen
- 12. Revolution and independence in Spanish America Jaime E. RodrÃguez O.
- 13. A tale of two cities: The American civil war Susan-Mary Grant
- 14. The cycle of inevitability in imperial and republican identities in China Pamela Kyle Crossley
- 15. Colonial subjects and the struggle for self-determination, 1880-1918 Dane Kennedy
- 16. The First World War Jan Vermeiren
- 17. Anticolonialism and Nationalism in the French empire Michael Goebel
- 18. Patriotism in the second world war: Comparative perspectives on countries under axis occupation Aviel Roshwald
- 19. Decolonization and the cold war Leslie James
- 20. 1968: The death of nationalism? Anna von der Goltz
- Conclusion to Part II
- Index.
