Nationalism : Myth and Reality.

This is an inquiry based on twenty years of reading and reflection into the meaning of nationalism, how and why it arose, illusions concerning its origins and delusions concerning its nature, and finally its relation to some fundamental similarities among men and nations. Because the subject is vast and the literature too voluminous for a life- time of research, attention is devoted chiefly to France, Great Britain, and the United States, though, as the text will reveal, reference is made to other nationalisms where
such comparisons will be helpful. Unlike most other historical studies of the subject, this one endeavors to study the interplay of idea and institution in the molding of nationalism. The assumption is that these cannot be separated if the sentiment is to be fully comprehended. The volume does not pretend to be a definitive work on nationalism. If it focuses the attention of his fellow citizens
upon the chief problem of our time, that is as much as the author may hope.