Project Gutenberg 2012-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 909 Tagore, Rabindranath 1861 1941 Nationalism Nationalism in the West -- Nationalism in Japan -- Nationalism in India -- The sunset of the century. Produced by sp1nd, ewkent, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Nationalism" by Rabindranath Tagore is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The text delves into the concept of nationalism, especially in the context of the Western world, Japan, and India. Tagore critiques the mechanistic nature of nation-states and emphasizes the importance of individual humanity, social cooperation, and spiritual unity over militaristic nationalism. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of how different cultures face their historical challenges, with a particular focus on India's unique race problem. Tagore reflects on the internal struggles India has faced due to its diverse population and critiques how Western nationalism has influenced societal structures. He contrasts the superficial mechanics of the nation-state with the deeper spiritual and social bonds that truly define humanity, expressing a hope for a reconciliation between Eastern and Western values that honors human interconnectedness over mere political or national identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40766/40766-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 53.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Nationalism JC Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics Category: History - Other Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 193096 2025-06-16T14:32:20.359184 text/html 192134 2012-09-15T16:44:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 195292 2025-06-16T14:32:23.576217 application/epub+zip 195788 2025-06-16T14:32:20.964192 application/epub+zip 134798 2025-06-16T14:32:20.651195 application/epub+zip 259842 2025-06-16T14:32:25.817213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243873 2025-06-16T14:32:23.255185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182994 2022-09-18T16:17:06.756740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176208 2023-09-17T16:05:22.611285 text/plain 15451 2025-06-16T14:32:25.963642 application/rdf+xml 19405 2025-06-16T14:32:20.741182 image/jpeg 2343 2025-06-16T14:32:20.697195 image/jpeg 178878 2025-06-16T14:32:20.382253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia