{"product_id":"2026100007491-secondhand-nations-and-states-an-enquiry-into-the-origins-of-nations-and-the-politics-of-nationalism","title":"Nations And States: An Enquiry Into The Origins Of Nations And The Politics Of Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat forges a collection of people into a nation, and what happens when the state they inhabit refuses to recognise them as one? Nations and States: An Enquiry into the Origins of Nations and the Politics of Nationalism by Hugh Seton-Watson tackles these urgent and enduring questions with the rigour of a masterful historian. Ranging across centuries and continents, the work systematically surveys the formation of nations from the old, established states of Western Europe to the volatile new nationalisms that erupted from the collapse of empires in the 20th century, presenting an unparalleled comparative analysis of how political identity is constructed, contested, and weaponised.\n\nSeton-Watson writes with the authority of a scholar who commanded both Russian studies and Eastern European history, and his prose is precise, analytical, and deeply informed by primary sources. The work stands as a landmark in the study of nationalism, predating and anticipating many of the theoretical frameworks that later scholars such as Benedict Anderson and Ernest Gellner would popularise. Arguing that nations are neither inevitable nor accidental but the product of deliberate historical forces, it leaves the reader questioning whether the nations we take for granted today are permanent fixtures — or simply the next chapter waiting to be rewritten.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130996302043,"sku":"2026100007491-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ad5752bb-a8fd-4fa8-8f5e-9c400bd40563.png?v=1786594011","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007491-secondhand-nations-and-states-an-enquiry-into-the-origins-of-nations-and-the-politics-of-nationalism","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}