Really Existing Nationalisms Oxford University Press, 1995 New version: Verso, 2018 A study of Marx and Engels’ thinking on nationalism and national identity. Erica Benner questions the view that Marx and Engels failed to understand nationalism’s extraordinary power. 'A brave, avowedly revisionist appraisal.' Times Literary Supplement 'A tour de force...an invaluable contribution to the critique of nationalism theory.' Mike Davis, New Left Review |
Machiavelli's Ethics
Princeton University Press, 2009 'A remarkable account of the dominant themes in Machiavelli's work... It should be read by all who are interested in philosophy, politics, rhetoric, and the history of Western thought. Books of such perceptive insight and scholarly care arrive infrequently.' Philosophy in Review |