One need only glance at the headlines to see that nationalism remains an important and often misunderstood form of solidarity on the world stage. Driven in part by international events, scholars have taken another look at the elusive notion of nationalism, but the same debates persist: When does nationalism begin and where does it end? To what extent are nations formed by states? Is it a useful category for analysis? These questions have produced a considerable amount of scholarship in recent years and are among those considered in Nationalism in the New World. To date, studies involving nationalism have been dominated by examples from Europe, Asia, and Africa, which often produces interpretations of limited value for those interested in other regions. This volume redirects the conversation away from the usual examples to others drawn from the western hemisphere.
In their introductory essay, the editors emphasize that nationalism in the...
