Liah Greenfeld
Biography
Born 1954 in Vladivostok, USSR. Family history includes grandfather in GULAG, refusenik parents. PhD from Hebrew University Jerusalem (1982). Fellow of various advanced study institutes. Major theorist of nationalism and modern consciousness.
Sample Works
- Nationalism: Five Roads to Modernity (1992) Book
- The Spirit of Capitalism: Nationalism and Economic Growth (2001) Book
- Mind, Modernity, Madness: The Impact of Culture on Human Experience (2013) Book
- Nationalism: A Short History (2019) Book
Roundtable Appearances
March 1, 2014 · ▶ Video
Identity and Fanaticism
The roundtable explored how biological, developmental, and social influences transform individuals into group members, and when ethnic, religious, or national identity crosses...
Chip Gagnon, Elise Giuliano, Liah Greenfeld, Leora Kahn, Nathan M. Szajnberg