Who This Author Is

Anthony D. Smith has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 9 catalog-linked books across 1986 to 2013, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Nation in History and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1986 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Polity Press and Wiley-Blackwell.

Best Place To Start

Nation in History

Polity Press • 2013 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Polity Press and Wiley-Blackwell

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1986 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Polity Press and Wiley-Blackwell.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Nation in History

    Polity Press • 2013 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2013 • 126 pages.

  2. Nationalism

    Polity Press • 2013 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Cultural Foundations of Nations

    Wiley-Blackwell • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 264 pages.

  4. The Nation in History: Historiographical Debates about Ethnicity and Nationalism (The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures)

    Univ Pr of New England • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 122 pages.

  5. Starting to Teach

    Kogan Page • 1988 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 128 pages.

  6. Ethnic Origins of Nations

    Blackwell Pub • 1986 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1986 • 312 pages.

  7. Five Commercial Service Industries (Technological Trends and Employment)

    Ashgate Publishing • 1986 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1986 • 200 pages.

  8. National Identity (Ethnonationalism in Comparative Perspective)

    Univ of Nevada Pr • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

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