Nationalism As a Claim to a State : : The Greek Revolution of 1821 and the Formation of Modern Greece.

"In theorising on the causes, preconditions, dynamics and internal conflicts of the Greek Revolution of 1821, the analysis of Milios tackles the issue of bourgeois revolutions in general. Additionally, his investigation of the historical emergence and the limits of the Greek nation, calls forth...

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Superior document:Historical Materialism Book
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.
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Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Historical Materialism Book
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages)
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Summary:"In theorising on the causes, preconditions, dynamics and internal conflicts of the Greek Revolution of 1821, the analysis of Milios tackles the issue of bourgeois revolutions in general. Additionally, his investigation of the historical emergence and the limits of the Greek nation, calls forth the broader theoretical and historical question of the economic, political, and ideological presuppositions of nation-building. The book illustrates how nationalism brings the masses to the political forefront, which the capitalist state then incorporates into its apparatuses as 'sovereign people'. Nationalism being enmeshed within the political element, consists the basis upon which irredentism develops, recruiting populations into the expansionist-imperialist strategies of the ruling classes"--
ISBN:9789004533523
Hierarchical level:Monograph