Sobre el nacionalismo

In the past two decades, uses of the term "nationalism" have skyrocketed with the rising tide of nationalist parties. In this compilation of Hobsbawm's writings on nationalism, we see some of the critical historical considerations he applied to this controversial issue, which is more relevant than ever, as we stand on the threshold of an era in which the internet and the globalization of capital threatens to erase many national borders while, partly in reaction, nationalism seems to resurface with renewed strength. More than any other historian of our time, Hobsbawm was very careful to take these movements seriously and never condemn nationalism and patriotism as simply absurd. The clarity of his intuition is as vital today as it was in his life: On Nationalism is an essential work for anyone who wants to understand this phenomenon.