Why Nationalism: A Life in Ruins Paperback – 3 November 2020

The author makes some interesting points about nationalism, but always with important undefended premises. For example, she argues that much immigration works against the economic interests of the lower class and suggests that these interests should weigh heavily in determining immigration policy. However, she doesn't consider the response that the interests of the poor would-be immigrants might outweigh the interests of the lower-class citizens. Perhaps the interests of the citizens should outweigh the interests of non-citizens, but that can hardly be granted as a premise in an argument in favor of nationalism. In general, the book is a good run-through of starting points for arguments for nationalism, but none of the arguments was thorough enough to leave me feeling convinced. A longer book that tries to reply to possible objections would be welcome.