What Is a Nation? and Other Political Writings

What Is a Nation? and Other Political Writings is the first English-language anthology of Ernest Renan's political thought. It offers a wide selection of Renan's writings, most previously untranslated. It restores Renan to his place as one of France's major liberal thinkers and gives vital critical context to his views on nationalism.

RenanErnest: Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French expert of Middle Eastern ancient languages and civilizations, philosopher, and writer. He is best ...