This updated edition of Ernest Gellner’s classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades.

• As pertinent today as it was when it was first published in 1983.
  
• Argues that nationalism is a product of industrialization.
  
• The new edition includes references to important work on nationalism published since 1983.
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Second Edition not available in the USA.