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Theories of Nationalism: A Critical Introduction
by Umut Ozkirimli (Foreword: F. Halliday)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (2000-02-17)
ISBN: 0333777123
EAN: 9780333777121
Dewy Decimal #: 320
Paperback: 246 pages
SKU: B446-1417
Condition: New
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Customer Reviews
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Excellent resource for beginner or fellow theorist
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-02-15
I'm doing my dissertation on nationalism and this book is a fantastic resource. It covers in some depth the views for/against most of the major theories, primordialism, instrumentalism, the modernists and ethno-symbolists and gives an excellent further reading list for all of these topics. Its also written very well indeed, with the author providing useful explanations and interpretations of all the major theories - which in themselves are sometimes hard to comprehend.
This book possibly does waver between being open to a wider audience and fellow sociologists and others. However, its quite easy to read and very engaging so I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the topic. Certainly I'd say it was an essential first stop if you're researching the topic like me.
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A good introduction
Rating  (4)
Date: 2003-06-18
7 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am thinking of writing my undergraduate dissertation on Nationalism in Japan, and having never studied nationalism, I thought this book might be a good start. It is written clearly, and I can understand most of it at first glance; and the theories and criticisms are covered and explained systematically and comprehensively. However, I was occasionally left a little lost- this is probably best to read if you're doing an introductory course on nationalism as well. Reading it with no other guidance has left me slightly uncertain as to some of the explanations and opinions offered. I was left confused as to the author's intended audience- did he write for fellow theorists of nationalism, or a wider readership?
Still, despite such uncertainties, it has helped me to understand the intricacies of differing theories of nationalism and the concept of the nation, so on those grounds alone, it is worth it, I think.
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