Presents a class of Professor John Merriman that explains several points of the nationalism: concepts, examples, the importance to each period and nation. Merriman points out the remarkable role of nationalism in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The language, religion and ethnicity are highlighted in the identity formation of the people. Finally, he speaks of nationalism in modern countries like Belgium and Switzerland, which incorporate various linguistic and cultural groups of a national communityEducação Superior::Ciências Humanas::História