贵州人民出版社出版、南京大学钱乘旦教授主编的《欧洲文明:民族的融合与冲突》一书,对欧洲民族问题的探讨值得注意。该书从“民族”这一全新角度重新审视了欧洲历史上的重大事件。该书认为,在民族国家形成之后,民族主义仍是欧洲动荡不安的根源。这是因为近代以来的民族问题是与发展问题联系在一起的,每个民族都想为自己的发展创造 The publication of Guizhou People’s Publishing House and the book “European Civilization: National Integration and Conflict” edited by Professor Qian Zidan of Nanjing University deserves our attention on the issue of European nationality. The book re-examines major events in European history from the brand-new perspective of “nation.” The book argues that nationalism remained the root cause of the turmoil in Europe after the nationhood was formed. This is because the national question since the modern times was linked with the question of development and every ethnic group wanted to create for its own development