The idea of nationalism

About this book

"In this sixtieth anniversary edition of The Idea of Nationalism, Craig Calhoun probes the work of Hans Kohn and the world that first brought prominence to the unparalleled defense of the national ideal in the modern West. At its publication. Saturday Review called it "an enduring and definitive treatise ... [Kohn] has written a book which is less a history of nationalism then it is a history of Western civilization from the standpoint of the national idea." This edition includes an extensive new introduction by Craig Calhoun, which in itself is a substantial contribution to the history of ideas."--Jacket.