India (i/ˈɪndiə/)‚ officially the Republic of India (Bharat Ganrajya)[c]‚ is a country in South Asia. It is theseventh-largest country by area‚ the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people‚ and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south‚ the Arabian Sea on the south-west‚ and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east‚ it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;[d] China‚ Nepal‚ andBhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east
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Nationalism has a complex political character. It has both progressive and reactionary characteristics‚ but these are emphasised to different degrees by different forms of nationalism. • It can be said that all forms of nationalism look to the past‚ rather than the future. This is because nations themselves are grounded in history‚ based on traditions‚ customs and established identities. In that sense‚ nationalism seeks to establish continuity with the past. However‚ such traditionalist
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Book Review on Imagined Communities: Reflections on Origin and Spread of Nationalism Book Title: Anderson‚ Benedict R. O. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Rev. and Extended ed. London: Verso‚ 2006. Print. Introduction Nationalism is a peculiar phenomenon. It is interesting and intriguing to find that people all around the world believe themselves to be a part of a community of a nation of whose they are citizens of. The sense of belonging and identity
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first half of the nineteenth century called for powerful forces of change. This led to a series of political philosophies and ideologies. Liberalism emerged as a chance to further the development of oneself and to one ’s own welfare of society. Nationalism was another important government style that emerged‚ was a new way to think about the advancement of society and the nation itself. Socialism was the third important government and concentrated on the benefit of strictly the society that it was
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Essay HIST 2116 Zakk Bartsch October 7‚ 2008 Zakk Bartsch Dr. Liedl HIST 2116 October 7th‚ 2008 Reformation Causes: Nationalism Reformation in medieval Europe can be said to have many causes and factors for its uprising‚ which at the same time could also be argued not to have been. Nationalism‚ however‚ played a major role in reformation‚ especially in Germany. Nationalism in Germany has been identified by some as emerging as early as the late fifteenth-century reform movement‚ or seen as the
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over 50 years’ presence. SWOT Analysis Strength: 1) Well-organized brand portfolio The company’s premier business portfolio consolidates its market position across the world. Today‚ Cencosud is the main operator of the retail sector of the country. It is the largest operator in supermarket industry in both Peru and Argentina‚ a leader in home improvement industry in Argentina and Chile and the second participant
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Shannon Prof. English 102 10/12/14 Should Richer Countries Help Poorer Countries? Some people live in a country where every minute of everyday they are hungry‚ under clothed‚ and at risk for death because they are poor. Other people wake up and their biggest problem is which shirt to wear with which jeans. Both are scenarios that occur on a daily basis in our countries‚ some more extreme than others. With that in mind a question of whether or not rich nations have an obligation to help
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assignment will discuss detail about countries with their GDP per capita and population growth. An economist like Robert Solow believes that if population increasing then the output will be decreasing. The question is do every countries that decline in population growth is richer than countries that still have higher population growth? Therefore‚ here we start to examine the famous theory of Robert Solow‚ Solow model. Is it always right or it only applied for several countries? GDP per capita represent income
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Low standard of living • Low Standards of living tend to be experienced by the majority of the population. • The main indicators of these low living standards are high poverty levels (i.e very low incomes)‚ high levels of inequality‚ very poor housing‚ low standards of health‚ high infant mortality rates‚ high levels of malnutrition and a lack of education. Low levels of productivity • The main causes are low education standards within the countries‚ the low level
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direct actions of humans. The very high rate and level of development experienced by most rich countries of the world is another factor which perpetuates many challenges faced by people in developing countries. Historical factors that hinder development Studying the past gives humans an enormous insight into the present. Using historical analysis in development geography helps to explain why many countries face development challenges‚ because a country’s history is a huge contributing factor to
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