Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
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First published by Victor Gollancz 1959
Published in Pelican Books 198
Copyright © Ernest Gellner, 1959
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Made and printed in Great Britain by
C. Nicholls & Company Ltd
Set in Monotype Garamond
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