TY - JOUR AU - Muller, Herbert J. AB - 0 Communications shown at last some interest in the definition of nationalism, both as a term and as a concept. What a pity he never manifested that interest in his own book. University of California, Los Angeles E. BRADFORD BURNS PROFESSOR SKIDMORE REPLIES: I am surprised at Professor Burns's "surprise." Has he forgotten his pointed but helpful criticism at a conference in 1966 of my paper on Brazilian nationalist thought (both later published in Portugal and Brazil in Transition, ed. Raymond Sayers [MinneapĀ­ olis, 1968])? Like many other readers of the AHR, I have a weakness for chronology. A half-century usually makes a difference-without those years Raul Pornpeia would not have had any young Republic to defend against foreign and monarchist threats. Even twelve or thirteen years cancount--especially if Vargas' "nationalist" presidency comes between Corcao's original speech and its reprinting. Meanwhile the dialectical process grinds slowly on. When my book on Brazilian nationalism is finished, interested readers will no doubt want to watch for Professor Burns's review. University of Wisconsin THOMAS E. SKIDMORE To THE EDITOR OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW: While I am happy to get by with the bland kindness of Herbert J. Muller's review of my TI - Professor Muller Replies JF - The American Historical Review DO - 10.1086/ahr/75.5.1570-b DA - 1970-06-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/professor-muller-replies-dX9e0sDWrT SP - 1570 EP - 1570 VL - 75 IS - 5 DP - DeepDyve ER -