The Big Books of Fall
Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Ernest Gellner's books
Ernest Gellner

Ernest Gellner’s Followers (104)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Ernest Gellner


Born
in Paris, France
December 09, 1925

Died
November 05, 1995

Genre
Philosophy, History

Influences
Max Weber, Bertrand Russell, Bronisław Malinowski ...more


Ernest Gellner was a prominent British-Czech philosopher, social anthropologist, and writer on nationalism.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.84 · 2,554 ratings · 158 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors
Nations and Nationalism
3.82 avg rating — 1,793 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Nationalism
3.81 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Postmodernism, Reason and R...
3.76 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1992 — 20 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Plough, Sword and Book: The...
4.07 avg rating — 101 ratings — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Conditions of Liberty: Civi...
3.75 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Words and Things: An Examin...
by
4.10 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1959 — 12 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Muslim Society
3.78 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1981 — 11 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Culture, Identity, and Poli...
3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Reason and Culture
3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Encounters with Nationalism
3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Ernest Gellner…
Quotes by Ernest Gellner  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round.”
― Ernest Gellner, Nations and Nationalism
tags: nationalism
24 likes
Like

“Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness: it invents nations where they do not exist.”
― Ernest Gellner
tags: nationalism, sociology
14 likes
Like

“It is precisely by binding things together that traditional visions perpetuate themselves and the prejudgments contained within them; and it is by insisting on prising things apart that we have liberated ourselves from them”
― Ernest Gellner
tags: analysis, change, ideas, knowledge, thought
7 likes
Like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The History Book ...: RUSSIA: A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF A LAND AND ITS PEOPLE - BR - 06/06/11 - 06/26/11 152 165 Oct 09, 2011 01:52PM  
Gigi's Company: The Last Letter Game (Book Titles) 4842 939 Jul 08, 2023 03:29PM  
Goodreads Librari...: Pls add Ernest Gellner - Národy a nacionalizmus 3 5 Mar 10, 2026 12:13PM