Nationalism: A Theoretical Approach

• Authors: Selin Çınar

Abstracts

EN

The origin of the first research on the definition of nationalism dates back to the 18th century. Thus, the formation of the concept of nationalism was influenced by the Industrial Revolution, and then the concept continued to develop until today. The aim of the article is to explain the basic arguments of modernist nationalism theories and their shortcomings.

Keywords

EN

primordialism; nationalism; uneven development; modernist nationalism

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu. Wydawnictwo UMK
• Journal: Historia i Polityka
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 46 (53)
• Pages: 171-178

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Selin Çınar

• Altınbaş University, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Türkiye

• https://orcid.org/0000000340984334

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/HiP.2023.036

Biblioteka Nauki

28411145