In Search of the Drama of History: Or, National Roads to Modernity
In Search of the Drama of History: Or, National Roads to Modernity
Author(s): Roman SzporlukSubject(s): Political Philosophy, Political history, Social history, Marxism, Government/Political systems, Social development, Nationalism Studies, 18th Century, 19th Century, Philosophy of History, Politics and Identity
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Modern history; identity; Marx; List; Communism; nationalism; 18th-19th century; social transformation; history; social class;
Summary/Abstract: Ernest Gellner and Miroslav Hroch ask about the content of the drama of modern history and the identity and role of its principal actors, and thus go beyond the less interesting question of how Marx's or List's ideas are interpreted in Communism and Nationalism. Accordingly, in my response, profoundly grateful as I am to my critics for writing their essays, I will build on their comments to clarify further that larger question of the role of nationalist actors and ideas in the drama of modern history. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 04/1989
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 134-150
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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