Nations and Nationalism
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Nations and Nationalism is a seminal 1983 book by social anthropologist Ernest Gellner that offers a influential modernist theory explaining the rise and nature of nationalism in relation to industrial society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nations and Nationalism canonical | 5 |
| Nations and Nationalism since 1780 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nations and Nationalism Context triple: [Ernest Gellner, notableWork, Nations and Nationalism]
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A.
Politics Among Nations
Politics Among Nations is a foundational work of realist international relations theory that systematically explains global politics in terms of power, national interest, and the balance of power.
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B.
Beyond the Nation-State
"Beyond the Nation-State" is a seminal work in international relations and regional integration theory by Ernst B. Haas that explores how supranational institutions can transform the traditional system of sovereign nation-states.
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C.
Age of Nationalism
The Age of Nationalism was a 19th-century period marked by the rise of nation-states, unification movements, and nationalist ideologies that reshaped the political map of Europe and beyond.
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D.
Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century
Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that surveys and critiques major political ideologies and currents of thought that shaped the 1900s.
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E.
Nationalism in Colonial Africa
"Nationalism in Colonial Africa" is a seminal historical study by Thomas Lionel Hodgkin that analyzes the rise, development, and political impact of nationalist movements across Africa under colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nations and Nationalism Target entity description: Nations and Nationalism is a seminal 1983 book by social anthropologist Ernest Gellner that offers a influential modernist theory explaining the rise and nature of nationalism in relation to industrial society.
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A.
Politics Among Nations
Politics Among Nations is a foundational work of realist international relations theory that systematically explains global politics in terms of power, national interest, and the balance of power.
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B.
Beyond the Nation-State
"Beyond the Nation-State" is a seminal work in international relations and regional integration theory by Ernst B. Haas that explores how supranational institutions can transform the traditional system of sovereign nation-states.
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C.
Age of Nationalism
The Age of Nationalism was a 19th-century period marked by the rise of nation-states, unification movements, and nationalist ideologies that reshaped the political map of Europe and beyond.
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D.
Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century
Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that surveys and critiques major political ideologies and currents of thought that shaped the 1900s.
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E.
Nationalism in Colonial Africa
"Nationalism in Colonial Africa" is a seminal historical study by Thomas Lionel Hodgkin that analyzes the rise, development, and political impact of nationalist movements across Africa under colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic monograph
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book ⓘ |
| academicReception |
foundational text of modernist nationalism theory
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seminal work in nationalism studies ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Gellner ⓘ |
| authorCitizenship |
Czechoslovakia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | social anthropologist ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
nationalism is a product of industrial society
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nationalism often precedes nations and creates them ⓘ nations are not primordial but modern constructs ⓘ |
| citedIn |
debates on modernism vs primordialism in nationalism
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scholarship on nation-building ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
ethnosymbolist theories of nationalism
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primordialist theories of nationalism ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre |
political theory
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social theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anthony D. Smith
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Benedict Anderson ⓘ Brendan O’Leary ⓘ Eric Hobsbawm ⓘ John Breuilly ⓘ Michael Mann ⓘ Rogers Brubaker ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
agrarian vs industrial societies
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cultural homogenization ⓘ division of labour ⓘ high culture ⓘ industrialization ⓘ mass education ⓘ modular man ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
industrial society
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modernity ⓘ nationalism ⓘ nations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Plough, Sword and Book
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Thought and Change ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | modernist theory of nationalism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
industrial age
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modern era ⓘ |
| usedAs | university textbook ⓘ |
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