Nationalism and Culture

by Rocker, Rudolf; Chase, Ray E.

• ISBN13: 9781551640945
• ISBN10: 1551640945
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Black Rose Books Ltd

Summary

An important contribution to our thought about human society. A classic, long out of print.

Table of Contents

Preface to the English edition	vii
Translator's Preface	xiii
The Insufficiency of Economic Materialism	23	(19)
Religion and Politics	42	(21)
The Middle Ages: Church and State	63	(16)
Power Versus Culture	79	(11)
The Rise of the National State	90	(12)
The Reformation and the New State	102	(13)
Absolutism-An Obstacle to Economic Development	115	(12)
The Doctrine of the Social Contract	127	(17)
Liberal Ideas in Europe and America	144	(17)
Liberalism and Democracy	161	(23)
German Philosophy and the State	184	(16)
Democracy and the National State	200	(13)
Romanticism and Nationalism	213	(15)
Socialism and the State	228	(12)
Nationalism-A Political Religion	240	(19)
The Nation as Community of Morals, Custom and Interest	259	(17)
The Nation as Community of Language	276	(22)
The Nation in the Light of Modern Race Theories	298	(42)
Political Unity and the Evolution of Culture	340	(11)
Political Decentralization in Greece	351	(24)
Roman Centralization and its Influence	375	(33)
National Unity and the Decline of Culture	408	(27)
The Illusion of a National Culture	435	(17)
The National State and the Development of Science	452	(21)
Architecture and Nationality	473	(25)
Art and the National Spirit	498	(20)
Social Problems of our Time	518	(19)
Epilogue to the Second American Edition	537	(20)
Bibliography	557	(12)
Index	569