InhaltsangabePreface. Introduction: The Theoretical Debate. 1 The Concept and its Varieties. 2 Ethnic and Religious Roots. 3 Community in the Ancient World. 4 Hierarchical Nations. 5 Covenantal Nations. 6 Republican Nations. 7 Alternative Destinies. Conclusion. Notes. References

Anthony D. Smith is President of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is author of numerous works on nationalism including The Ethnic Origins of Nations (Blackwell, 1986), Chosen Peoples: Sacred Sources of National Identity (2003) and The Antiquity of Nations (2004).