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Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, Vol. 1 and 2
Edited by Joep Leerssen
Amsterdam University Press, 2016
This monumental encyclopedia documents the presence and effects of cultural consciousness-raising in the early decades of European nationalism. The volume tracks how intellectuals, historians, novelists, poets, painters, folklorists, and composers, in an intensely collaborative transnational network, articulated the national identities and aspirations that would go on to determine European history and politics with effects that are still felt today.
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National Thought in Europe
A Cultural History
Joep Leerssen
Amsterdam University Press, 2007

Ranging widely across countries and centuries, National Thought in Europe critically analyzes the growth of nationalism from its beginnings in medieval ethnic prejudice to the romantic era’s belief in a national soul. A fertile pan-European exchange of ideas, often rooted in literature, led to a notion of a nation’s cultural individuality that transformed the map of Europe. By looking deeply at the cultural contexts of nationalism, Joep Leerssen not only helps readers understand the continent’s past, but he also provides a surprising perspective on contemporary European identity politics.

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National Thought in Europe
A Cultural History - 3rd Revised Edition
Joep Leerssen
Amsterdam University Press, 2018
A topical history of nationalism provides also a surprising perspective on Europe's contemporary identity politics
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