The conflict between western and eastern nationalism in the modern state within the context of Hans Kohn's nationalism typology

In conjunction with modern state had come into existence, the nation phenomenon has found a permanent and major place at history of World. On the other hand, nationality is a reflection of nation phenomenon to social life. The main purpose of this thesis is, approaching and reconsidering the argument of seperating Nationalism to western and eastern which is made by Hans Kohn who has an important place in nationalism literature about studies about nation and Nationalism phenomenons with a new point of view and to present a conflict caused by these two Nationalism types between political sovereign and society via that approaching.While seeking this purpose, first of all a chronological line is being kept in step. Aspects of Nationalism in the past has been studied and at last revealed attitudes of France and Germany against Nationalism while these two countries had been shaped as modern states at new era. Keywords: Nationalism, Conflict, Nation, Identity, State