... promoted "universal emancipation." There have been various theories regarding nationalism in the present day, although it seems necessary within the confines of this essay to concentrate on three of the most prominent and interesting analyses. The first of these is the "modernist" theory outlines by Ernest Gellner, who argues that nationalism was uniquely a theory of the modern world and was ... " time when they were excluded from the labour force. Gellner's assumptions about industrialism can also be criticized. Nationalism exists, and has existed in many non-industrial states, and, fur...

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