Abstract
This article is an analysis of the epistemological foundations of Anthony D. Smith's theory of nationalism. The author argues that Smith's theory can be properly understood only when one engages more directly with the broader sociological worldview that his position is an integral part of—Durkhemianism. Although Smith's vision of the social world goes a step beyond classical Durkhemianism, the historicist, collectivist, and idealist nature of his argument is still chained to the Durkhemian legacy, which prevents it from developing an all-inclusive account of nations and nationalism.
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