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International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 31, No. 1-2, 1-31 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/002071529003100101
© 1990 SAGE Publications

The Supersession of Nationalism?

Anthony D. Smith

Department of Sociology, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, WC2A 2AE, UK

Nationalism may be "superseded" by depoliticising the nation or by replacing national cultures with "imperial" cosmopolitanism(s). The evidence to date suggests neither is a real possibility. Against any memoryless global culture, recent "geo-cultural" trends point to the proliferation of nationalisms. The underlying reasons are to be found in the uneven incidence of potent "ethno-histories", the role of new classes generated by capitalism, and the protest against bureaucracy and regional state systems, which together are likely to ensure the perpetuation of nations and nationalism.


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