Myths and Nationhood

by George Schöpflin (Editor), Geoffrey Hosking (Editor)

Myths are central to the way we live and how we define ourselves. In this pioneering book, a group of specialists--among them Anthony Smith, Norman Davies, Geoffrey Hosking and George Schopflin--look at the general and theoretical nature of myth on a universal basis and examine the specific myths of various nations. With nationhood and ethnicity at the centre of political attention, the book is timely in illuminating the deeper, underlying issues of nationalism that cause so much conflict throughout the world.

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Aron Kerpel-Fronius]

Some particularly insightful - though somewhat repetitive - essays. Schopflin's itself is particularly of high quality (and slightly amusing to read, given his current political affiliation with Fidesz)

[Rodrigo]

Being the first collection on this theme, some of the essays are sort of repetitive once you've read the first ones, but I still am gonna use this for my work.