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Lecture | Book Launch Leiden University Nationalism Network

Book launch. Eric Storm, Nationalism: A World History (Princeton University Press)

Date
Thursday 6 February 2025
Time
Series
Leiden University Nationalism Network events
Location
Lipsius
Cleveringaplaats 1
2311 BD Leiden
Room
1.48

Abstract

Nationalism: A World History is the first thorough overview of the history of nationalism from the early modern era until the present that encompasses the entire world. In his book Storm not just explores the rise of the nation-state, but also examines the meaning of citizenship, the impact of nationalism on high culture and the humanities, and the nationalization of the physical environment. In his presentation, the author will first discuss the setup of the book and explain some of its major findings. He will also reflect on the causes of the current revival of (populist) nationalism.

Speaker

Eric Storm is senior lecturer General History at Leiden University. He has published extensively on the construction of regional and national identities and recently he co-edited Regionalism and Modern Europe: Identity Construction and Movements from 1890 to the Present Day (Bloomsbury 2019), Writing the History of Nationalism (Bloomsbury 2019) and World Fairs and the Global Moulding of National Identities: International Exhibitions as Cultural Platforms, 1851-1958 (Brill 2022).

This event is co-sponsered by the Research Programme Politics, Culture and National Identities.

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