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Nationalism : political cultures in Europe and America, 1775-1865 / Lloyd Kramer.

Author/creator Kramer, Lloyd S.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, ©1998.
Descriptionxiii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Studies in intellectual and cultural history
Twayne's studies in intellectual and cultural history. ^A273722
Contents The Cultural Meaning of Nationalism -- Nationalism, Politics, and Revolutions -- Nationalism, Language, and Writing -- Nationalism and Religion -- Nationalism, Gender, and Race -- The Cultural Construction of Nationalism in Early America -- Conclusion: Nationalism in the Modern World.
Abstract Nationalism is one of the most complex sources of conflicts and identities in the contemporary world, but few reports on current conflicts explain how nationalist ideas emerged and gained influence in modern world history. Lloyd Kramer's lucid account of Western nationalisms during and after the era of the American and French Revolutions thus provides a valuable, concise description of political, religious, and literary ideas that still shape national identities, even when the historical origins of these ideas are forgotten or ignored. Kramer uses numerous examples from specific writings to show how nationalist ideas appeared in the works of authors such as J. G. Fichte, Jules Michelet, Adam Mickiewicz, Joseph Mazzini, George Bancroft, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Kramer explains how nationalist beliefs and identities evolved at the same time on both sides of the Atlantic and demonstrates how cultural and intellectual history can offer much needed analytical perspectives for understanding nationalisms that still flourish throughout the modern world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-149) and index.
LCCN 98028089
ISBN0805786104

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