Hans Kohn (1891–1971), the historian from Prague, was one of the founders of the modern academic study of nationalism. His concept of nationalism became famous thanks to the Kohn dichotomy later named after him: the distinction between Western, civic-institutional nationalism, and Eastern nationalism base…
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Fiedler, Lutz, “Nationalism”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0576>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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