<p>The latest volume in the <i>World Yearbook of Education Series </i>explores the relationship between education and the globally prevalent principle of nationalism. This book identifies the diverse ways in which educational policies, discourses, curricula and pedagogy embed and promote the concept of "the nation" both historically and in the age of globalization. By challenging accounts owed to the discourse of "globalization" which conceal the presence of national epistemologies and interests in education, this book offers important insights into the role of education in making nationalism one of the most enduring and yet easily obscured forces of our time.</p><p>Organized into four sections, this book looks at the following main issues:</p><ul><li><strong>Historical (re)production of the nation</strong> considers how countries consider and reproduce their national identity and how this is built on their history</li><li><strong>Hegemonic aspirations and interventions</strong> examin