Comparative Studies in Modern European History
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A01=Miroslav Hroch
Author_Miroslav Hroch
Bohemia
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Czech Patriots
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ethnic identity formation
European National Movements
feudal society transition
Historical Heritage
linguistic politics Europe
Modern Nation
Nationalism
post-Communist identity
revolution typology
social stratification Europe
uneven European modernisation processes
Zionism
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- ISBN 9780754659358
- Weight: 613g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jun 2007
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The two main themes of this selection of articles by Professor Hroch are the process of nation formation during the 19th century, especially in the case of 'smaller' European nations, i.e. those without statehood, and the social and political aspects of the transition from a pre-modern, feudal and traditional society to a modern capitalist one and the uneven pace of this change in the West and East of Europe. The author argues that we cannot study the process of nation-formation as a mere product of some nebulous 'nationalism'; we have to understand it as a part of social and cultural transformation, as a component of modernization of European societies, even though this modernization did not occur synchronically and had its regional specificities. Many of the papers focus specifically on the Czech case, but throughout there is an emphasis on comparative history.
Dr Miroslav Hroch is Emeritus Professor of General History at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
