Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n‘Most people believe the world is naturally divided into nations, and they proudly belong to one of them. By applying the methods of historical sociology to cases such as nationalism in the Balkans and private military contractors in recent wars, Male\u0161evi\u0107 challenges this ‘common sense’ persuasively arguing that nationalism is ‘grounded’ in the growing organisational power and ideological penetration of the modern nation-state.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Breuilly – London School of Economics and Political Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Nationalism has remained something of a neglected stepchild in social science: paid attention only when troublesome, but often dismissed as irrelevant to the future. This volume should convince any skeptics that nationalism is very much a part of modern political life, and that it is anything but an exceptional aberration. Male\u0161evi\u0107 provides us with the best institutional and social analysis of why this form of identity persists and will remain central in the twenty-first century. Deeply learned and well written, this book should be read by students, scholars, and politicians.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miguel A. Centeno – Princeton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Nationalism is built into the structure of the modern territorial state – based on the sovereignty of its people. As long as states continue to have borders and claim popular legitimacy, Male\u0161evi\u0107 argues, nationalism will always exist. But since nationalism blends with all other ideologies, Left or Right, the benevolence or bellicosity of this chameleon is always an open question. Male\u0161evi\u0107 provides the most sophisticated analysis yet of the fraught question of nationalism.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Randall Collins – University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘I strongly recommend this book. Sini\u0161a Male\u0161evi\u0107 has written a powerful treatise on the origins, past development, and undiminished present of national identities, arguing against the conventional views that they are threatened by such forces as globalization or neoliberalism.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michael Mann – Distinguished Research Professor, University of California, Los Angeles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Many observers today think of nationalism as an ideological force that recently and unexpectedly erupted on the far-right end of the political spectrum. In this collection of essays, one of the foremost scholars of nationalism reminds us that nationalism is much more deeply embedded in our societies: it provides the foundation of the modern state system; most political ideas on the left and right are intertwined with it; and it deeply shapes our daily perceptions of reality.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andreas Wimmer – Columbia University, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Sini\u0161a Male\u0161evi\u0107 can be congratulated for a searching and iconoclastic book. He has established a distinctive position of his own in the field, though one that may be more appreciated by sociologists because of its deductive quality than by historians, more inclined to appreciate a messiness that even the best models are unable to fully explain.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Hutchinson Source: Ethnic and Racial Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Grounded Nationalisms provides its readers with a clear, cogent, and comprehensive theory for understanding nationalism in its many evolving forms.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jon E. Fox Source: Irish Journal of Sociology<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Male\u0161evi\u0107 has of course written extensively on nationalism, and this book nicely draws together and frames some of his most important findings and arguments.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liliana Riga Source: Irish Journal of Sociology<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘The book makes a very important contribution to several key problems in nationalism studies \u2026 its intellectual freshness combined with a very good style of theorizing make Grounded Nationalisms a pleasure to read.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomasz Rawski Source: Colloquia Humanistica<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nContents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Introduction: The Tenacity of Nationalisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 – Making Sense of Nationhood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 – Grounded Nationalisms and the Sociology of the Long Run<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 – Empires and Nation States<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 – Nationalisms and Imperialisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 – What Makes a Small Nation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6 – Nationalisms and Statehood in Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 – Nationalisms and Wars in the Balkans<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 – Balkan Piedmont?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 – From Sacrifice to Prestige<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10 – Globalisation and Nationalist Subjectivities<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 – Grounded Nationalisms and the Privatisation of Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion: The Omnipotence of Nationalisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Online publication date: February 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Print publication year: 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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