For Love of Country: An Essay on Patriotism and Nationalism

by Maurizio Viroli

Book Overview

Reconstructing the historical meaning of the terms nationalism and patriotism, Viroli shows how the two concepts have been used within specific cultural and ideological contexts. He reviews the political thought of modern and early modern Europe, with particular emphasis on France, Italy, England, and Germany, and comes up with a fundamental difference between patriotism and nationalism. Viroli argues that patriotism and nationalism are two ideologies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198293585
• ISBN13: 9780198293583
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"