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While some scholars have disputed the separation between nationalism and the nation, others have maintained it to be an undeniable reality which is influenced by the ethnic roots of nationalism....
Some political scientists maintain that nationalism and the nation are inseparable contrasts, wherein the one cannot exist without the other.... Complexity partially stems from the fact that feelings of nationalism need not be invoked by a nation, per se, and may not be directed towards a defined geographical space....
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Essay
Gellner put it thus: modernization brings about nationalism and nationalism establishes nations and not vice versa.... This essay "Nationalism" answers the question of how meaningful is it to distinguish between different kinds of nationalism.... This thus raised a need for cultural homogenization and its offshoot- the political doctrine of nationalism, 'which holds that the political and the national unit should be congruent.... These self-definitions of the nation have been used to classify types of nationalism....
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Essay
Under the influence of nationalism, a citizen forms his personal sense of identity in the context of the broad characterization of the nation.... Two factors that influence nationalism is a legacy of colonization along with the ethnic groups.... This is due to the fact that the effect of colonization is most seen in the evolution of ethnic groups.... This is of special importance when studying a state in Africa, where ethnic groups and tribes are of paramount importance in the basic structure of the demographics....
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Case Study
He defined a nation as imagined political community seen as both inherently limited and sovereign arguing that the main cause of nationalism and the creation of an imagined community is the reduction of access to particular script language in this case Latin.... The introduction of imagined communities was as a result of reconciling Marxist theories and nationalism and also to put into consideration what Anderson envisaged as a twisted context for the appraisal of nationalism....
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Essay
The paper "Discussing the Statement - Nationalism Is Intrinsic to Modernity" discusses that reproduction and deployment of nationalism in the present day gives rise to structural violence, and thus the only form of development it can lead to its one that reinforces existing power arrangements.... Quite to the contrary, many manifestations of nationalism do not lead to modernity, but actually, create even deeper wounds and perpetuate violence against those who do not fall within the orthodox imaginary....
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Assignment
This coursework "nationalism Versus Religion" discusses nationalism versus religion, by looking at the different instances around the world communities that benefited or suffered by having religion play a part in their national identity, having positive or negative social and political results.... This paper will discuss nationalism versus religion, by looking at the different instances around the world communities that benefited or suffered by having religion play a part of their national identity....
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Coursework
The paper 'Black nationalism and Its Influence' presents Art which has always played an important role in bringing the issues of various sections of society to the attention of the public.... A close analysis of the play reveals the themes of Black Nationalism, Black liberation, and confused identity.... By this time, he had developed ideas of identity politics and the same is reflected in his 1963 book “Blues People: Negro Music in White America”....
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Literature review
The author of the "Scottish nationalism and National Identity" paper argues that Scotland stands a distinct and stable national identity today.... nbsp;… The voting of SNP and the expression of nationalism bears in it the nature of carefully negotiated politics.... From a sociological or political perspective, the basis and origin of nationalism can be analyzed in two main approaches.... The Engaged theory, however, from an alternative perspective argues that the subjective reach and contents of nationalism, which is modern, greatly depend on the primordial sentiments....
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Coursework