Hans Kohn, (September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was an American philosopher and historian. He pioneered the academic study of nationalism, and is considered an authority on the subject. [1]

The Idea of Nationalism: A Study in Its Origins and Background is a 1944 book written by American philosopher Hans Kohn, one of the first modern writers about nationalism. [1] It is considered a classic text in political science. [2] In 2005, it was republished as a paperback with a foreword by Craig Calhoun. [2]

Jul 27, 2017 · In this sixtieth anniversary edition of The Idea of Nationalism, Craig Calhoun probes the work of Hans Kohn and the world that first brought prominence to this unparalleled defense of the national ideal in the modern West.

Professor of History, City College, City University of New York, 1949–62. Author of Political Ideologies of the Twentieth Century. Nationalism, ideology based on the premise that the individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpass other individual or group interests.

This intellectual biography of Hans Kohn (1891–1971) looks at theories of nationalism in the twentieth century as articulated through the life and work of its leading scholar and activist.

This intellectual biography of Hans Kohn (1891-1971) looks at theories of nationalism in the twentieth century as articulated through the life and work of its ...

Students of nationalism have recognized Hans Kohn (1891-1971) as "one of the learned as well as most prolific authorities" on modern na-tionalism.1 His magnum opus, The Idea of Nationalism (1944) is still an outstanding treatise on the intellectual origins of European nationalism; although Kohn never wrote a projected second volume, he ...

Hans Kohn has lived where history has been made. Born in Prague in 1891, he was raised in the twilight of the Habsburg Empire, saw action in World War I, and spent five years in Russia as a prisoner of war.

(1891–1971), Zionist activist, journalist, and scholar of modern nationalism. Hans Kohn was born in Prague to a bilingual (Czech and German) Jewish family; his parents came from the Czech regions outside the Bohemian capital.

Hans Kohn was an American historian and political scientist. Kohn was a prominent leader of Brit Shalom, which promoted a binational state in Palestine.