{"product_id":"foundations-of-national-identity-9781571816122","title":"Foundations of National Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\tSince it emergence in the 19th century in response to feudalism, nationalism has been a mixed blessing. Originally seen as a positive force, often enough it has resulted in warfare and persecution of minorities, so much so that, over time, it has been considered a social evil whose apparent decline has been greeted as a positive development. The author disputes this or rather, he maintains that the picture that emerges is more complex: nationalism is not disappearing but has taken on a different form. What we are experiencing is an increasing autonomy of ethnonations, i.e. nations without a state, in the wake of a weakening of the multinational states and the transfer of their sovereignty upwards, in the case of Europe to the federation of the European Union, and downwards to the \"ethnonations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\tCatalonia is the major case study in this book but it is embedded in a comprehensive theoretical framework as well as the historical and contemporary reality of Europe, opening up a new perspective. The author, one of the foremost scholars in this field, brilliantly succeeds in developing an original, clear and comprehensive vision of nationalism that is accessible to a wide readership.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josep R. Llobera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48308300873979,"sku":"9781571816122","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781571816122_11931df0-c003-4ec9-a27a-547016d5648f.jpg?v=1772484953","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/foundations-of-national-identity-9781571816122","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}