The Origins of Modern Nationalism in the North Atlantic Interaction Sphere

• Main Author: Hearn, Jonathan
• Other Authors: Sociological Research Online, ISSN 1360-7804
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: http://www.epress.ac.uk 2009
• Subjects: Origins of Nationalism; Interaction Spheres; Social Change; Charles Tilly; Revolutions; Empires; Atlantic History; Benedict; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.socresonline.org.uk/14/5/12.html

This article challenges the standard narrative (e.g. Gellner) regarding the origins of modern nationalism in Europe, and Benedict Anderson's contrary suggestion that it first took shape in creole America, arguing instead that the formation of modern nationalism needs to be understood as a trans...