A Study On Anthony D,Smith's Nationalism Theory

As a product of communication,the nation exists in contact with other nations.The development level of nationalism,mode of production and structure in historic period,determine the nature of the national relations,and decide the various national status and rights in the relationship.By unscrambling the nationalism theory of Anthony D,Smith,a famous western scholar,review the theory,ideology and different facets of history,and explore its connotation as well as the past,present and future evolution.The research of nationalism theory,not only as a kind of academic thought that has important theoretical value to the development of the society,but also contains the inner and significant realistic meaning.Which requires us to continue to pay more attention to the future of national development,because the nation is not just about a country,it also about our own future.Throughout the evolution of nationalism,this paper started from the terms and concepts,briefly described the definition of key concepts such as “ethnic group and nation”,“nationalism”,and “national state”,and put forward the path that view ethnic groups as the core.Afterwards,on the basis of the comparing other research paradigms of nationalism,interpreted Ethno-symbolism from a historical and cultural perspective.Finally,in the postmodern era background of ethnic renaissance,globalization and increasing mixed identity,thought about the prospect of nation and nationalism,exploring the role of postmodernism and constructivism and the lasting influence of nationalism.Anthony D,Smith's nationalism theory represents the important tendency of Western national studies,and the diversity of the world's national problems in today will make a variety of challenges to his viewpoints.Absorb and draw lessons from the Smith active elements,and combining with the Marxism national view,are helpful to construct the national view of socialism with Chinese characteristics which conform to the local environment and suitable for solving Chinese reality,at the same time,are helpful to explore an effective way of the socialist harmonious society.