Nazionalismoa eta bere teoria

Abstract

Few historical subjects have been studied and investigated more than nationalism. During recent decades, academic activity has produced a multitude of theoretical and in many cases contradictory approaches to nationalism. The aim of this article is to propose some information that might be helpful for an orientation in the theoretical jungle, in wich even experts on the subject usually have problems not to get lost. The first chapter deals with an etymological analysis of the concept of \"nationalism\" in order to reveal its origins and present some definitons given to it by historians and sociologists. In the second part we propose a typology of the different models of nationalism, based on the main criterium of their specific functions in their historical context. In the concluding chapter, we present some reflections about the necessity of \"rationalizing\" nationalism in the future as the only way of desactivating its potentially dangerous ingredients.