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Author James, Paul (Paul Warren), 1958-

Title Nation formation : towards a theory of abstract community / Paul James
Published London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1996

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Description xv, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Series Politics and culture: a theory, culture & society series
Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered). Politics and culture
Contents 1. The Nation as an Abstract Community -- 2. National Formation in Theory -- 3. Marx and Engels: 'Seeing through the Veil'? -- 4. Durkheim and Weber: The Antinomies of Abstract Nationalism -- 5. Nation Formation and the Janus Faces of History: A Critique of Marxism -- 6. Nation Formation and the 'Rise of the Cultural': A Critique of Liberal Sociology -- 7. Nation Formation and the Instituting State: A Critique of Structuration -- 8. Themes for a Theory of the Nation
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [201]-224
Subject Nation-state.
Nationalism -- History.
Nationalism.
State, The.
LC no. 96068420
ISBN 0761950729
0761950737 (paperback)