by Ernest Gellner · ISBN 9780801492631
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Nations and Nationalism is an influential 1983 book by the philosopher Ernest Gellner, in which the author expands on his theory of nationalism. Gellner interprets nationalism in terms of its social roots, which he locates in industrial social organization. He asserts that a society's affluence and economic growth depend on innovation, occupational mobility, the effectiveness of the mass media, universal literacy, and an all-embracing educational system based on a shared, standard idiom. These factors, taken together, govern the relationship between culture and the State.
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Ernest André Gellner was a French-born British-Czech philosopher and social anthropologist. Central themes in his social thought included modernisation theory and nationalism, the latter of which he developed into a leading theory. His multicultural perspective allowed him to engage with the Western world, the Muslim world, and Russian civilization.
