Why do many of us swell with pride at the sound of the national
anthem or sight of the national flag? Why do we use our
nationalities to describe who we are? Why do politicians claim to
stand for 'national values' above all else? In his new critical
study of nationalism, R.J.B. Bosworth explores the origins and
purpose of the division of human kind into national groupings. The
book explores the history of nationalism, arguing that the present
is seeing a dangerous growth of what might be called 'national
fundamentalism'. Bosworth suggests that nations work best when they
possess the ability to criticize their nationalism. They become
menacing when they demand the nationalization of people's empathy,
lauding 'national values', for example, rather than humane or
civilized ones. Nationalism demonstrates how the globalizing world
is seeing a renaissance and adaptation of ideas that were prevalent
in the inter-war period, and challenges us to decide whether we
should reject nationalist fundamentalism in a civilized world.
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